Minimum Ionizing Particle

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MIP
gptkbp:charge usually singly charged
gptkbp:defines A particle that loses the least amount of energy per unit distance as it traverses a medium, typically near the minimum of the Bethe-Bloch curve.
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Bethe-Bloch_formula
gptkbp:energy_loss_per_unit_length ~2 MeV/(g/cm^2) in silicon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minimum Ionizing Particle
gptkbp:importantFor reference for detector response
gptkbp:measures particle detectors
gptkbp:relatedTo particle physics
ionization
energy loss
calibration of detectors
gptkbp:speed close to speed of light
gptkbp:typical_example high-energy muon
gptkbp:used_in high-energy physics experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MIP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6