Enum: DetectorType

Types of detectors used in particle physics experiments

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
CALORIMETER	None	Detector that measures the total energy of incident particles by absorbing th...
TRACKING_DETECTOR	None	Detector that records the trajectories of charged particles
TIME_PROJECTION_CHAMBER	None	Gas-filled detector that provides three-dimensional particle track reconstruc...
CHERENKOV_DETECTOR	None	Detector that identifies particles by measuring Cherenkov radiation emitted i...
SCINTILLATOR	None	Detector using scintillating material that emits light when traversed by ioni...
SILICON_STRIP_DETECTOR	None	Semiconductor detector using finely segmented silicon strips for precise posi...
DRIFT_CHAMBER	None	Gas-filled wire chamber that measures particle positions from electron drift ...
MUON_SPECTROMETER	None	Large detector system designed to identify and measure the momentum of muons

Slots

Name	Description
detector_type	Type of particle physics detector

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: DetectorType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of detectors used in particle physics experiments
title: Detector Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CALORIMETER:
    text: CALORIMETER
    description: Detector that measures the total energy of incident particles by
      absorbing them
  TRACKING_DETECTOR:
    text: TRACKING_DETECTOR
    description: Detector that records the trajectories of charged particles
  TIME_PROJECTION_CHAMBER:
    text: TIME_PROJECTION_CHAMBER
    description: Gas-filled detector that provides three-dimensional particle track
      reconstruction
  CHERENKOV_DETECTOR:
    text: CHERENKOV_DETECTOR
    description: Detector that identifies particles by measuring Cherenkov radiation
      emitted in a medium
  SCINTILLATOR:
    text: SCINTILLATOR
    description: Detector using scintillating material that emits light when traversed
      by ionizing radiation
  SILICON_STRIP_DETECTOR:
    text: SILICON_STRIP_DETECTOR
    description: Semiconductor detector using finely segmented silicon strips for
      precise position measurement
  DRIFT_CHAMBER:
    text: DRIFT_CHAMBER
    description: Gas-filled wire chamber that measures particle positions from electron
      drift times
  MUON_SPECTROMETER:
    text: MUON_SPECTROMETER
    description: Large detector system designed to identify and measure the momentum
      of muons