Polarization as a tool for dual-readout calorimetry

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.077
• Publication Date: 2011-03-05T14:00:36Z
• Authors: N. Akchurin; F. Bedeschi; A. Cardini; M. Cascella; G. Ciapetti; D. De Pedis; P. Dimpfl; R. Ferrari; S. Franchino; M. Fraternali; G. Gaudio; J. Hauptman; R. Holliday; M. Incagli; F. Lacava; L. La Rotonda; S. Lee; M. Livan; E. Meoni; A. Negri; D. Pinci; A. Policicchio; F. Scuri; A. Sill; G. Susinno; S. Teknowijoyo; T. Venturelli; P. Torres; C. Voena; R. Wigmans
• Keywords: High-Z scintillating crystals; Cherenkov light; Polarization; 0103 physical sciences; high-z scintillating crystals; polarization; cherenkov light; calorimetry; Cherenkov; Calorimetry; 01 natural sciences

Abstract It is shown that the signals from a high- Z scintillating crystal (BSO) can be separated into a scintillation and a Cherenkov component, by making use of the fact that the latter component is polarized. These studies were carried out in view of the possible application of such crystals in dual-readout calorimeters.