A Monte Carlo Simulation of an Actual Segmented Calorimeter: A Study of Calorimeter Performance at High Energies
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Goodman, M. S.; Sessoms, A. L.; Gabriel, T. A.; Bishop, B. L.; Eisenstein, B.; Wright, S. C.; Kephart, R. D.
- Source
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 27(1):46-53 Feb, 1980
- Subject
- Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Energy resolution
Monte Carlo methods
Mesons
Laboratories
Argon
Instruments
Testing
Structural beams
Costs
Sampling methods
- Language
- ISSN
- 0018-9499
1558-1578
The computer code system CALOR has been used to simulate data taken with a large segmented liquid argon/iron calorimeter at Fermilab. The resulting energy and angular distributions along with the longitudinal and transverse shower shapes are compared to experimental data in the range 1-38 GeV. Results are presented extending the Monte Carlo simulations to 125 GeV. The energy resolution of an incident hadron can be determined with a resolution σE/E = (7.6 + 29.2/√E)% and its direction with a resolution of σ(θ) = 22.7 + 390/E) mrad (where E is in GeV).