Tests of a proximity focusing RICH with aerogel radiator and flat-panel multi-anode PMTs (H8500)

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Korpar, S [1 ]
Adachi, I [1 ]
Fratina, S [1 ]
Iijima, T [1 ]
Ishibashi, R [1 ]
Kawai, H [1 ]
Krizan, P [1 ]
Matsumoto, T [1 ]
Ogawa, S [1 ]
Pestotnik, R [1 ]
Saitoh, S [1 ]
Seki, T [1 ]
Sumiyoshi, T [1 ]
Suzuki, K [1 ]
Tabata, T [1 ]
Uchida, Y [1 ]
Unno, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maribor, Fac Chem & Chem Engn, SLO-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
来源
2003 IEEE NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM, CONFERENCE RECORD, VOLS 1-5 | 2004年
关键词
aerogel; flat-panel PMT; ring Imaging Cherenkov counter; proximity focusing; particle identification; Belle;
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TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
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0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
A study was carried out to measure the performance of a proximity focusing RICH with aerogel as radiator and flat-panel multi-anode PMTs as detectors of Cherenkov photons. The yield and resolution were measured by using a pion test beam. The parameters of the counter were determined-for various aerogel materials, densities, thicknesses, angles of incidence, as well as a function of the incoming beam momentum. Finally, the results were used to study the feasibility of such a counter for the upgrade of the Belle spectrometer for the high luminosity operation.
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