Transition Radiation Detector
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
particle physics experiment
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:TRD
gptkb:Transition_Radiation_Detector_(TRD) |
| gptkbp:application |
cosmic ray detection
distinguishing electrons from pions space-based experiments |
| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:ALICE_experiment
gptkb:ATLAS_experiment LHC experiments |
| gptkbp:detects |
charged particles
transition radiation X-ray photons from transition radiation |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkb:CERN gptkb:Fermilab |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Transition Radiation Detector
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Ilya_M._Frank
gptkb:Valery_L._Ginzburg 1970s |
| gptkbp:measures |
particle velocity
particle energy |
| gptkbp:operates |
detecting X-ray photons
using radiator and detector layers |
| gptkbp:principle |
transition radiation occurs when a charged particle crosses boundaries between materials with different dielectric constants
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| gptkbp:readBy |
electronic signal
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Cherenkov detector
proportional chamber scintillation detector |
| gptkbp:requires |
highly relativistic particles (gamma > 1000)
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| gptkbp:sensitivity |
non-relativistic particles
relativistic particles |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
particle identification
electron identification |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
high-energy physics experiments
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| gptkbp:uses |
gaseous detectors
multiwire proportional chambers plastic foils as radiators straw tubes |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:A_Large_Ion_Collider_Experiment
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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