Published April 21, 2000 | Version v1
Report

First Year Operational Experience with the Cherenkov Detector (DIRC) of BaBar

Description

The DIRC (acronym for Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov (light)) is a new type of Cherenkov ring imaging detector based on total internal reflection that is used for the first time in the BaBar detector at PEP-II ring of SLAC. The Cherenkov radiators are long rectangular bars made of synthetic fused silica. The photon detector is a water tank equipped with an array of 10,752 conventional photomultipliers. The first year operational experience in the BaBar detector is presented using cosmic data and collision data in the energy region of the Upsilon(4S) resonance

Availability note (English)

Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/763755-3q4Crf/native/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
296 Kilobytes
Report number
SLAC-PUB--8418

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32032618
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV COUNTERS; PEP STORAGE RINGS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
Descriptors DEC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTORS; STORAGE RINGS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC03-76SF00515
Notes
This record replaces 31057218
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (United States)