Characterization of the ACORDE scintillator counters using a PCI electronic card

dc.contributor.author	Vergara, S
dc.contributor.author	Vargas, MA
dc.contributor.author	Paic, G
dc.contributor.author	Tejeda, G
dc.contributor.author	Fernandez, A
dc.contributor.author	Leon, I
dc.contributor.author	Reyes, F
dc.contributor.author	Villasenor, L
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-22T10:27:11Z
dc.date.available	2011-01-22T10:27:11Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.issn	0035-001X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2290
dc.description.abstract	We present an automatic system for performing the characterization of plastic scintillator counters to be used by ACORDE (ALICE Cosmic Ray detector). This detector consists of a 120 scintillator counter array placed on the three top faces of the ALICE magnet. In order to characterize each of those detectors, an automatic system has been implemented, consisting of three main elements: a custom-made PCI electronics card, a standard high voltage power supply, and an automatic control program, running in a PC computer. The control system has been developed within the LabVIEW framework. The whole characterization system reaches the plateau, detector efficiency and the attenuation length of a scintillator counter in about 20 minutes.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Characterization of the ACORDE scintillator counters using a PCI electronic card	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.idprometeo	1188
dc.source.novolpages	53(2):120-125
dc.subject.wos	Physics, Multidisciplinary
dc.description.index	WoS: SCI, SSCI o AHCI
dc.subject.keywords	scintillator counters
dc.subject.keywords	automatic system
dc.subject.keywords	PCI DAQ card
dc.relation.journal	Revista Mexicana De Fisica