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LIQUID ARGON CALORIMETER [1 record]

Record 1 2014-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Calorimetry
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
CONT

[Particle] physicists use the term calorimeter for any device designed to measure energy. The three inner sections of [a] detector have given us information on the charged particles in [an] event, but the neutral particles, which make up a third or more of the total, are so far invisible. These finally make their mark in the liquid argon calorimeter, a hollow aluminum spool filled with pure liquid argon and stacks of lead plates.

Key term(s)
  • liquid argon calorimetre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Calorimétrie
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Les gaz nobles (néon, argon, krypton, xénon) sont largement utilisés en tant que milieux de détection dans les calorimètres de physique des particules. Le calorimètre à argon liquide utilisé dans l’expérience ATLAS est un exemple récent.

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