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This chapter deals with the calorimetric techniques for the measurement of the energy of particles, relying on their absorption. High energy photons and nuclei produce showers of secondary particles in a material (Fig. 9.1). The energy resolution of the various classes of calorimeters is discussed.
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Poggiani, R. (2017). Calorimeters. In: High Energy Astrophysical Techniques. UNITEXT for Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44729-2_9
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