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Particle interactions and identification

The concepts used here are described in

"A method to improve particle identification in TPCs and silicon detectors",

available as

  • PID manuscript (pdf file)


    • This is a version of the Ms which is published as Nucl Inst Meth A 562 (2006) 154-197.

    This website is in evolution. Information, Tables and programs will be added to the extent that people request them.

    A method to identify particles for experimental straggling functions such as shown in Figs. 43-47 p.182 & 183 of the PID manuscript is described in

    PID calculations

    Programs to perform Monte Carlo calculations of energy losses for Si detectors, Ne gas detectors [e.g. ALICE TPC] and P10 gas detectors [e.g. STAR TPC] are available. They are described in

    Monte Carlo calculations

    Relevant ALICE information can be found at

    http://alicetpctest.web.cern.ch/alicetpctest/bichsel/.

    Much information about full simulations for Si strip detectors can be found in

    M. Brigida et al., Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 533 (2004) 322-343.

    Last Modified: Monday, 26-June-2006