Published March 1, 2004
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Journal article
Performance of aerogel as Cherenkov radiator
Description
Aerogel with index of refraction around 1.03 has been studied as Cherenkov radiator in a test at CERN PS using a π- and a mixed π+/p beam of momenta between 6 and 10 GeV/c. The Cherenkov photons were detected by means of four large HPD tubes designed and constructed at CERN. Results on the photoelectron yield, the Cherenkov angle and its resolution, and the π/p separation are obtained. The performances measured demonstrate that a RICH with aerogel is a viable detector for experiments with high multiplicity of particles in the final state
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.062;
- PII
- S0168900203028687;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 519
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 493-507
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Mexico
- INIS RN
- 35077913
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BEAMS; CERN PS SYNCHROTRON; CHERENKOV RADIATION; COORDINATES; DATA ACQUISITION; DIAGRAMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEV RANGE; GEV RANGE 01-10; IMAGES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLICITY; PARTICLES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESOLUTION; WAVELENGTHS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; GEV RANGE; INFORMATION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; SYNCHROTRONS; TESTING
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.