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Simulation of Protons in CEPA1:a Pyramide-like Phoswich ArrayE. Nacher
Parameters of the simulation
Geometry:Array of 3× 3 pyramid-like phoswich detectors. Each of them with a square at the entrance face(side: 49.9 cm) and a square at the exit side (side: 80 cm). The diagonal side of each pyramid is10.2 cm long (the simmetry axis is 10 cm long). Each individual detector is comprised of a LaBr3crystal 4 cm long opticaly coupled to a LaCl3 crystal 6 cm long.
Primary Generator:Protons of energies ranging from 20 to 360 MeV have been generated at a distance of 20 cm fromthe entrance face. They are direceted towards the detector along the z-axis but with an apertureof 0.754o so that they cover a circle of � = 1 cm)
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Figure 1: Detail of the geometry simulated and the tracks of the protons (180 MeV ) in the centralcrystal.
1CALIFA Endcap Prototype Array
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Physics:Livermore low energy electromagnetic processes for gamma-rays and electrons. Standar Physicsfor positrons and protons.
Results
Energy deposited per unit length as a function of the depth in the detector: The Bragg Curve.
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Figure 2: (a) Proton Energy: 180 MeV. (b) Proton Energy: 200 MeV
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Figure 3: (a) Proton Energy: 240 MeV . (b) Proton Energy: 280 MeV .
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Fig. 4 shows the nergy deposited in the 4 cm of LaBr3 by individual protons of one specificenergy from 100 to 320 MeV in steps of 20 MeV . Up to 120 MeV the proton is totally stopped inthe LaBr3 and all the counts are in the photopeak at 100 MeV and 120 MeV . For 140 MeV andbeyond the LaBr3 crystal acts as a ∆E detector, the proton scapes and all the counts are now inthe broad peaks below 100 MeV . Protons of 140 MeV leave about 90 MeV in the LaBr3 crystal,protons of 160 MeV leave about 75 MeV and so on.
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Figure 4: Proton energies from 180 MeV to 320 MeV in steps of 20 MeV .
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Fig. 5 represents the same as Fig. 4 but with all counts coming from all different energies addedup. It looks like it is not possible to distinguish protons of 220 MeV from the ones with higherenergy.
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Figure 5: Proton energies from 180 MeV to 320 MeV in steps of 20 MeV .
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A different approach to separate different proton energies is to represent the energy deposited inthe first crystal (4 cm of LaBr3) as a function of the total energy deposited in the whole detector.This is shown in Fig. 6.
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Figure 6: ∆E - E scatter plot for protons with energies from 180 MeV to 320 MeV in steps of20 MeV .
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The same figure but in a 3-dimensional view:
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Figure 7: ∆E - E 3D plot for protons with energies from 180 MeV to 320 MeV in steps of 20 MeV .
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