GEANT4-based model of the CREAM timing charge scintillation detector

S. A.I. Mognet; H. S. Ahn; P. S. Allison; M. G. Bagliesi; J. J. Beatty; G. Bigongiari; P. J. Boyle; T. J. Brandt; J. T. Childers; N. B. Conklin; S. Coutu; M. A. Duvernois; O. Ganel; J. H. Han; H. J. Hyun; J. A. Jeon; K. C. Kim; J. K. Lee; M. H. Lee; L. Lutz; P. Maestro; A. Malinin; P. S. Marrocchesi; S. A. Minnick; S. Nam; S. L. Nutter; I. H. Park; N. H. Park; E. S. Seo; R. Sina; S. P. Swordy; S. P. Wakely; J. Wu; J. Yang; Y. S. Yoon; R. Zei; S. Y. Zinn

GEANT4-based model of the CREAM timing charge scintillation detector

S. A.I. Mognet, H. S. Ahn, P. S. Allison, M. G. Bagliesi, J. J. Beatty, G. Bigongiari, P. J. Boyle, T. J. Brandt, J. T. Childers, N. B. Conklin, S. Coutu, M. A. Duvernois, O. Ganel, J. H. Han, H. J. Hyun, J. A. Jeon, K. C. Kim, J. K. Lee, M. H. Lee, L. LutzP. Maestro, A. Malinin, P. S. Marrocchesi, S. A. Minnick, S. Nam, S. L. Nutter, I. H. Park, N. H. Park, E. S. Seo, R. Sina, S. P. Swordy, S. P. Wakely, J. Wu, J. Yang, Y. S. Yoon, R. Zei, S. Y. Zinn

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The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) instrument is a balloon-borne detector designed to measure the cosmic-ray spectrum in the 1-1000TeV energy range, with good charge resolution from protons to iron (Z = 1 to 26). The CREAM instrument has had two successful flights, both from McMurdo Station, Antarctica in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Antarctic summer campaigns, with a combined flight duration of approximately 70 days. The CREAM-I instrument consisted of a fast scintillationbased Timing Charge Detector (TCD), a Transition Radiation Detector and a sampling calorimeter. Here we describe a GEANT4-based model for a CREAM TCD scintillation counter, used in characterizing the charge and timing response of the counters to various incident particles. The model incorporates all counter components, including the scintillator, light guides and an approximation of the photomultiplier tube (PMT) readout. We compare the simulated output results to actual event signals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	385-388
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2007
Event	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007 - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Duration: Jul 3 2007 → Jul 11 2007

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Other	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Merida, Yucatan
Period	7/3/07 → 7/11/07

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Mognet, S. A. I., Ahn, H. S., Allison, P. S., Bagliesi, M. G., Beatty, J. J., Bigongiari, G., Boyle, P. J., Brandt, T. J., Childers, J. T., Conklin, N. B., Coutu, S., Duvernois, M. A., Ganel, O., Han, J. H., Hyun, H. J., Jeon, J. A., Kim, K. C., Lee, J. K., Lee, M. H., ... Zinn, S. Y. (2007). GEANT4-based model of the CREAM timing charge scintillation detector. 385-388. Paper presented at 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

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AU - Ahn, H. S.

AU - Allison, P. S.

AU - Bagliesi, M. G.

AU - Beatty, J. J.

AU - Bigongiari, G.

AU - Boyle, P. J.

AU - Brandt, T. J.

AU - Childers, J. T.

AU - Conklin, N. B.

AU - Coutu, S.

AU - Duvernois, M. A.

AU - Ganel, O.

AU - Han, J. H.

AU - Hyun, H. J.

AU - Jeon, J. A.

AU - Kim, K. C.

AU - Lee, J. K.

AU - Lee, M. H.

AU - Lutz, L.

AU - Maestro, P.

AU - Malinin, A.

AU - Marrocchesi, P. S.

AU - Minnick, S. A.

AU - Nam, S.

AU - Nutter, S. L.

AU - Park, I. H.

AU - Park, N. H.

AU - Seo, E. S.

AU - Sina, R.

AU - Swordy, S. P.

AU - Wakely, S. P.

AU - Wu, J.

AU - Yang, J.

AU - Yoon, Y. S.

AU - Zei, R.

AU - Zinn, S. Y.

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GEANT4-based model of the CREAM timing charge scintillation detector

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