Aerogel with index of refraction around 1.03 has been studied as Cherenkov radiator in a test at CERN PS using a π<sup>-</sup> and a mixed π <sup>+</sup>/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. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Negri, P., Braem, A., et al. (2004). Performance of aerogel as Cherenkov radiator. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 519(3), 493-507 [10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.062].

Performance of aerogel as Cherenkov radiator

CALVI, MARTA;
2004

Abstract

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. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Cherenkov Detector, Aerogel
English
2004
519
3
493
507
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Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Negri, P., Braem, A., et al. (2004). Performance of aerogel as Cherenkov radiator. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 519(3), 493-507 [10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.062].
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