Tests of RICH photon detectors for the HERA-B experiment

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Krizan, P
Korpar, S
Staric, M
Stanovnik, A
Cindro, M
Skrk, D
Zavrtanik, M
SchmidtParzefall, W
Hamacher, T
Michel, E
Weyers, P
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[1] UNIV LJUBLJANA,FAC NAT SCI & TECHNOL,LJUBLJANA,SLOVENIA
[2] UNIV LJUBLJANA,FAC ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI,LJUBLJANA,SLOVENIA
[3] UNIV MARIBOR,TECH FAC,MARIBOR,SLOVENIA
[4] UNIV HAMBURG,INST EXPTL PHYS 2,W-2000 HAMBURG,GERMANY
[5] DESY,W-2000 HAMBURG,GERMANY
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A multiwire proportional chamber with CsI photocathode pads and a TMAE based photon detector have been tested in order to evaluate their potential as candidates for a fast ring imaging Cherenkov counter, to be used for separation of pions from kaons in the HERA-B experiment proposed at DESY. Results of the tests are presented and the following parameters are discussed: the number of photons detected per ring, resolution of the Cherenkov angle, photoelectron drift time distribution, fraction of clusters and avalanche photon feedback.
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