Astroparticle, Particle And Space Physics, Detectors And Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings Of The 10th Conference

by Pier-giorgio Rancoita, Claude Leroy, Michele Barone, Andrea Gaddi, Larry Price

Overview

The exploration of the subnuclear world is done through increasingly complex experiments covering a wide range of energies and in a large variety of environments — from particle accelerators and underground detectors to satellites and space laboratories. For these research programs to succeed, novel techniques, new materials and new instrumentation need to be used in detectors, often on a large scale. Hence, particle physics is at the forefront of technological advancement and leads to numerous applications. Among these, medical applications have a particular importance due to the health and social benefits they bring. This volume reviews the advances made in all technological aspects of current experiments in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812819086
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2008
Series:	Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics, Radiation Interaction, Detectors And Medical Physics Applications , #4
Pages:	1060
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii Advanced Detectors and Particle Identification 1 GEM detectors activity at the Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati of INFN 3 Current Results on the Development of a Carbon Nanotube Radiation detector 8 Monolithic Sensors in Deep Submicron CMOS Technology for Low Material Budget, High Rate HEP Applications 18 First Results from the development of a new generation of Hybrid Photon Detector: EBCMOS 23 The MEMS Project 28 Quality Assurance of Pixel Hybrid Photon Detectors for the LHCb Ring Imaging Cherenkov Counters 40 Fast photon-detection for COMPASS RICH-1 45 Implementation of High-Resolution Time-to-Digital Converters on two different FPGA devices 50 Performance of the High Momentum Particle Identification Detector in ALICE at LHC 55 Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon deposited on the Asihtest Circuit for Radiation Detection 60 [superscript 210]Pb Bremsstrahlung Emission Spectrum from Lead 65 Commercial Window Glass tested as Possible High Dose Dosimeter. Electron and Gamma Irradiation 70 Ceramic-Matrix Composite for Extreme Applications 75 The CMS Muon System and its Performance in the CMS Cosmic Challenge 80 Quantum Efficiency of Hybrid Photon Detectors for the LHCb RICH 85 Timing performance of a Vacuum Phototriode 90 Application of the Channeling Radiation for Particle Identification 95 Instrumentation of the FAST Detector 100 First Results of Silicon Photomultiplier Study performed at the University "La Sapienza" of Rome 105 Study on Nanostrip Gas Counter for the Operation under Intense Beam 110 Excitation functions and Yields for Re-186g Production by Proton Cyclotron 115 The Status of the LHCb RICH System 120 Latest results from a mass-production sample of MRPCs for theALICE TOF detector 125 Fast Timed Active Shield for a Gamma-Ray Spectrometer 130 Test results of the ALICE-HMPID detector commissioning 136 Astroparticle and Underground Experiments 141 Nuclear Emulsion Scanning in OPERA: Methods and Results 143 CHERCAM: a Cherenkov imager for the CREAM experiment 148 Gravitational waves from the R[superscript ?1] high order theory of gravity 154 The Double Chooz Experiment 165 Technical Solutions for the MAGIC Telescope 170 Challenging the Neutrino Mass with CUORE 175 A Modular DAQ System for Next Generation Bolometric v Mass Experiments 184 Novel Techniques for Atmospheric Monitoring for EAS Detectors using High Resolution Spectroscopy 189 A Fluorescence/Air Cherenkov Telescope Prototype in Greece: Possibility to detect Escaping Taus from Helmos Mountain in Greece 194 Search for Massive Rare Particles with the SLIM Experiment 199 PMT Characterization for MAGIC II Telescope 204 Determining the Neutrino Mass with a Calorimetric Low-Temperature Detector-The Experiment MARE 209 The Borexino Detector: Construction and Performances 214 Design of a Wide Spectral Range and High-Resolution Spectrograph for Monitoring the Night Sky Background for Use in Air Fluorescence Telescopes 224 The Auger Experiment Status and Results 229 Preliminary Results on Neutron Background induced by Muons in a Shallow Underground Laboratory: Baradello Underground Laboratory in Como 239 Acoustic Detectors in Submarine Large Scale Detectors 244 Search of Point-like Sources with the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope 249 A tritium activity monitor for the KATRIN Experiment 254 Optical Module for Deep-sea Neutrino Telescopes 258 Radio detection of Cosmic Rays at the Pierre Auger Observatory 267 The Monitor online system of the OPERA muon magnetic spectrometer 272 Results from the NEMO 3 Experiment 277 Search for Solar Axions with the CAST-Experiment 282 Data Acquisition System for the Tunka-133 Array 287 Status report on the ANTARES project 292 Calorimetry 297 Calorimetry at the LHC 299 An Offline Quality Calorimetric Selection for the CDF Trigger 306 Data Preparation of the Calorimeter Based Algorithms of the High-Level Trigger for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC 311 Study with Cosmic and Test-beam Particles of Scintillation-tile Detectors Read Out via Silicon Photomultiplier Devices 316 Measurement of the Detection Efficiency of the KLOE Calorimeter for Neutrons between 20 and 174 MeV 321 The CMS-HF Forward Calorimeter Commissioning 326 Update on the Hadron Calorimeter of the CMS Experiment at CERN 331 Status and Performance of the ALICE/PHOS Electromagnetic Calorimeter 336 Performance of the ATLAS Liquid Argon Forward Calorimeter in Beam Tests 341 The Measurement of Spectral Characteristics and Composition of Radiation in ATLAS with MediPix2-USB Devices 346 Performance of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter 354 Assessment of the Cerenkov light produced in a PbWO[subscript 4] crystal by means of the study of the time structure of the signal 359 LUCID, the Luminosity Monitor for ATLAS - A Status Report 364 CMS ECAL interaclibration with cosmic rays and 2006 test beam electrons 371 Study and Development of the Multi-Pixel Photon Counter for the GLD Calorimeter Readout 376 The CALICE Tile Hadron Calorimeter Prototype with SiPM Readout: Design, Construction and First Test Beam Results 381 Inter-calibration of the CMS Barrel Electromagnetic Calorimeter Using [pi superscript o] to [gamma gamma] Decays 386 High Energy Physics Experiments 391 Quality assurance procedures for the construction of ALICE TOF SuperModules 393 Accelerator Neutrino Physics and Low Energy Tests of The Standard Model with High Intensity Neutrino Beams 398 The Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment - MICE 403 Luminosity measurement using Cherenkov Integrating Detector (LUCID) in ATLAS 413 The CMS Magnet Commissioning and the Development of an Improved CMS Conductor Suitable for Future Proposals 418 Commissioning the CMS experiment 424 The Status of the ATLAS Simulation Project for the LHC Startup 436 CMS Data and Workflow Management System 441 The Large-angle Photon Veto Detector for the P326 Experiment at CERN 446 The CDF RUN II Silicon Detector: Aging Studies 451 Implementation and performance of the ATLAS Trigger Muon "Vertical Slice" 456 Test of Real-time Identification of Sparse Data Patterns in Silicon Pixel Detectors 461 Commissioning of the ATLAS Inner Detector with cosmic rays 466 Energy Loss and Damage Production by Heavy Ions and Strange Quark Matter in Silicon 471 Implementation and Performance of the High-Level Trigger electron and photon selection for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC 476 The CMS ECAL Laser Monitoring System 481 High Accelerating Field Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities 486 Overview of the Plenary Sessions on Accelerator and Computer/Networking Developments 496 The CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter 501 The Magnetic Distortion Measurement System of the LHCb RICH 2 Detector 506 Aspects of the SiD Detector Design for the International Linear Collider 511 Resistive Plate Chamber performance during the CMS Magnet Test Cosmic Challenge 521 Implementation and performance of the tau trigger in the ATLAS experiment 526 Radiation Damage 531 Characterisation of FBG Sensors under Ionizing Radiation for High Energy Physics and Space Physics 533 Radiation effects on platinum nanostructured electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells 540 Determination of the Hall Coefficient for Neutron Irradiated Samples down to Cryogenic Temperatures and its Dependance on Resistivity at Room Temperature 547 Thin-film Optical Materials under High Dose [gamma] Irradiation 554 Study of the Radiation Hardness of VCSEL and PIN Arrays 559 Radiation Hard Sensors for the BeamCal of the ILC 564 Gamma-ray Irradiation Effects on Luminescent Glasses for White LED Applications 570 On line monitoring of radiation damage and recovery in quartz fibers using reflected light 575 Studies of Lead Tungstate Crystals exposed to Large Proton and Pion Fluences 580 Measurements of Noise and Static Parameters of CMOS Devices after 3 MeV Proton Irradiation up to 120 Mrad 586 Study of Lithium Diffusion into Silicon-Germanium Crystals 591 Radiation Hardness Studies in a CCD with High-speed Column Parallel Readout 598 Radiotherapy and Medical Instrumentations 603 Fricke Gel Dosimeter Tissue-Equivalence: a Monte Carlo Study 605 Optimised Operation of the MIMOSA5 Pixel Sensor for Biological Sample Imaging 610 Silicon Photo Multipliers Characterization: Recent Achievements and Latest Results. Investigation of SiPM for Photon Counting Applications 616 Ignored Discovery now proven Capable of Saving Millions of Lives from Premature Cancer Death demands rethinking the Direction of Research 624 Real-time X-ray [mu]-imaging of Living Organisms 640 The Axial 3-D Pet Concept implemented by Wave Length Shifter Strip Hodoscopes 645 Application of Pixel Detectors in Structural Biology 650 Ultra-fast Timing and the Application of High Energy Physics Technologies to Biomedical Imaging 660 First Results of Small Animal Imaging SPECT Detector for Cardiovascular Disease Studies on Mice 666 Development of a Low Noise Optoelectronic Integrated Readout with N-I-P a-Si:H Photodiode Array for Positron Emission Tomography 671 The use of modern electronic flat panel devices for image guided radiation therapy: Image quality comparison, intra fraction motion monitoring and quality assurance applications 676 Neutron Imaging in a Hospital Environment 686 Implementation of Image-guidance Techniques in Radiation Therapy 691 A Double Layer Silicon Detector for Single Photon Counting 700 Imaging of Absorbed Dose in Radiotherapy by a Polymer Gel Dosimeter 706 Radiochemical Separations: Useful Methods for the Preparation of No-carrier-added Solutions of Different Radionuclides for Metabolic Radiotherapy 711 Software Applications 717 GEANT4 Applications in Space 719 INTEGRAL - Operating High-Energy Detectors for Five Years in Space 729 ATLAS Inner Detector Alignment 739 New generation Data Transfer for AMS02 744 Finite state automa for parallelization of time-expensive operations 753 ATLAS Distributed Analysis Tools 758 MICE Software Design and Physics Performance 763 The Control System for the CMS Strip Tracking Detector 771 The Message Reporting System in the ATLAS DAQ System 776 Management of Equipment Databases at CERN for the ATLAS Experiment 781 GEANT4 Parametrization and Modeling of Pion Production in Proton-Nucleus Interactions based on HARP Experimental Data: Incident Proton Momenta are from 3 GeV/c to 12.9 GeV/c 786 Environmental Radiation Dose on the Moon 792 Track Finding in Gamma Conversions in CMS 797 The GEANT4-based ATLAS Fast Electromagnetic Shower Simulation 802 North American Medical Physics Applications of the GEANT4 Simulation Toolkit 807 Tools to monitor the quality of the ALICE-TOF detector data 815 The detailed simulation of the CMS detector 820 ATLAS Conditions Database Experience with the COOL Project 824 Intensity Variation of Gamma Rays due to Water Concentrations on the Lunar Surface 829 Space Experiments and Heliosphere 835 Reentrant Heliospheric Particles in 2D Drift Model 837 The INFN-LNF Space Climatic Facility 842 Particle Beam Tests for the GLAST-LAT Calibration 847 Simulation of a Time-of-flight Telescope for Suprathermal Ions in the Heliosphere 852 The PAMELA space mission 858 A Large Cavity Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Measurement of Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Astromaterials by Whole Rock Counting 865 A New Approach to LAGEOS Spin Orientation and its Role in General Relativity Measurements 870 Evaluation of the flux of CR nuclei inside the magnetosphere 875
2D Stochastic Monte Carlo to evaluate the modulation of GCR for inner and outer solar system planets 881 The PoGOLite balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter 886 Performance the GLAST-LAT: Beam Test Results 891 The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station 896 The RICH detector of the AMS-02 experiment: status and physics prospects 901 Study of the Performance of the GLAST LAT as a Ground-based Cosmic Ray Observatory 906 The CALET Space Observatory for JEM-EF on the International Space Station 911 Tracking Devices 917 Spatial Resolution Studies of Micro Pattern Gas Detectors using the Charge Dispersion Signal 919 The LHCb Muon System 926 Design and Characterization of a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor in 0.25 [mu]m Technology 933 The CMS Silicon Strip Tracker: from integration to start-up 939 The VELO (VErtex LOcator) at the LHCb experiment 946 The CDF II eXtremely Fast Tracker Upgrade 951 The DEPFET Active Pixel Sensor as Vertex Detector for the ILC 956 Integration and Commissioning of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer 963 Results from the Commissioning Run of the CMS Silicon Strip Tracker 968 TRB for HADES and FAIR experiments at GSI 973 Low and High Intensity Beam Monitoring and Tracking 978 Development of a Detector (ALFA) to measure the Absolute LHC Luminosity at ATLAs 984 The Tracker-Muon Hardware Alignment System of CMS 989 FAST: a Compact Scintillating Fiber Detector for Antiproton Cross Section Measurements 994 Design of a Monolithic Active Pixel in ST 0.13um Technology 999 A Triple-GEM Detector with Pixel Readout for High-Rate Beam Tracking in COMPASS 1004 Track Reconstruction at the LHCb Experiment 1009 Prototype Drift Chamber for Tracking at Small Angles in the PANDA Experiment 1014 Production and Quality Assurance of Detector Modules for the LHCb Silicon Tracker 1019 Managing Bias Leakage Currents and High Data Rates in the BaBar Silicon Vertex Tracker 1024 Precision Calibration of the STAR TPC 1029 ATLAS Pixel Detector System Test and Cosmics Run 1034 List of participants 1039