Misconceptions about calorimetry

Michele Livan; Richard Wigmans

doi:10.3390/instruments1010003

Misconceptions about calorimetry

Michele Livan, Richard Wigmans

Physics

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Abstract

In the past 50 years, calorimeters have become the most important detectors in many particle physics experiments, especially experiments in colliding-beam accelerators at the energy frontier. In this paper, we describe and discuss a number of common misconceptions about these detectors, as well as the consequences of these misconceptions. We hope that it may serve as a useful source of information for young colleagues who want to familiarize themselves with these tricky instruments.

Original language	English
Article number	3
Journal	Instruments
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments1010003
State	Published - Dec 2017

Keywords

Calorimetry
Energy resolution
Linearity
Particle detectors

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