FinnCRack, a cosmic muon telescope for detector studies

The Finnish Cosmic Rack (FinnCRack) is a position-sensitive telescope measuring the tracks of cosmic particles. The FinnCRack is based on silicon strip detectors and CERN CMS tracker data acquisition electronics. We present the FinnCRack as a reference tracker suitable for the characterization of no...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2009-06, Vol.604 (1), p.269-272
Main Authors: Mäenpää, T., Moilanen, H., Ungaro, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Position sensitive muon telescope
Silicon strip reference tracker
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Summary:The Finnish Cosmic Rack (FinnCRack) is a position-sensitive telescope measuring the tracks of cosmic particles. The FinnCRack is based on silicon strip detectors and CERN CMS tracker data acquisition electronics. We present the FinnCRack as a reference tracker suitable for the characterization of novel detectors. The FinnCRack is unencumbered by accelerator beam time availability but suffers from a low tracking rate. The resolution of the reference tracks is 18.5 μ m .
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.068