Transition Radiation Detector

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The Transition Radiation Detector is a particle physics instrument that identifies high-energy charged particles—especially electrons—by detecting the X-ray photons they emit when crossing boundaries between materials at relativistic speeds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-energy physics instrumentation ⓘ
particle detector ⓘ
transition radiation detector ⓘ
application particle identification ⓘ
tracking support ⓘ
triggering on high-energy electrons ⓘ
basedOn electromagnetic radiation emission by charged particles ⓘ
detectorTechnology drift chambers ⓘ
proportional chambers ⓘ
straw tubes ⓘ
detects X-ray photons ⓘ
high-energy charged particles ⓘ
transition radiation ⓘ
distinguishesBy difference in transition-radiation yield ⓘ
enables electron–hadron discrimination ⓘ
electron–pion separation ⓘ
fieldOfUse astroparticle physics ⓘ
experimental particle physics ⓘ
hasComponent detector layers ⓘ
gas-filled detection chambers ⓘ
multi-layer material stack ⓘ
radiator ⓘ
readout electronics ⓘ
locatedAt CERN ⓘ
International Space Station ⓘ
measures energy deposition ⓘ
ionization signal ⓘ
transition-radiation X-ray signal ⓘ
operatesIn high-radiation environments ⓘ
high-rate environments ⓘ
operatesWith relativistic particles ⓘ
optimizedFor ultra-relativistic electrons ⓘ
radiatorMaterial foils ⓘ
low-Z materials ⓘ
polypropylene fibers ⓘ
requires low-noise electronics ⓘ
precise calibration ⓘ
sensitiveTo Lorentz factor gamma of particles ⓘ
specializesIn electron identification ⓘ
usedIn ALICE experiment ⓘ
AMS-02 experiment ⓘ
ATLAS experiment ⓘ
linked to: ATLAS

COMPASS experiment ⓘ
collider experiments ⓘ
fixed-target experiments ⓘ
space-based cosmic-ray experiments ⓘ
usesPhysicalEffect emission of X-rays at material boundaries ⓘ
transition radiation effect ⓘ

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ALICE → hasSubsystem → Transition Radiation Detector ⓘ
A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS → hasSubsystem → transition radiation tracker ⓘ
linked to: Transition Radiation Detector
A Large Ion Collider Experiment → hasSubsystem → Transition Radiation Detector ⓘ
Inner Tracking System → worksWith → Transition Radiation Detector ⓘ
ALICE experiment → hasSubsystem → Transition Radiation Detector ⓘ