Author/Authors :
Iijima، نويسنده , , T. and Korpar، نويسنده , , S. and Adachi، نويسنده , , I. and Fratina، نويسنده , , Mary S. and Fukushima، نويسنده , , T. and Gori?ek، نويسنده , , A. and Kawai، نويسنده , , H. and Konishi، نويسنده , , H. and Kozakai، نويسنده , , Y. and Kri?an، نويسنده , , Jhabindra P. and Matsumoto، نويسنده , , T. and Mazuka، نويسنده , , Y. and Nishida، نويسنده , , S. and Ogawa، نويسنده , , S. and Ohtake، نويسنده , , S. and Pestotnik، نويسنده , , R. and Saitoh، نويسنده , , S. and Seki، نويسنده , , T. and Sumiyoshi، نويسنده , , T. and Uchida، نويسنده , , Y. and Unno، نويسنده , , Y. and Yamamoto، نويسنده , , S.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A proximity focusing ring imaging Cherenkov detector, with the radiator consisting of two or more aerogel layers of different refractive indices, has been tested in 1– 4 GeV / c pion beams at KEK. Essentially, a multiple refractive index aerogel radiator allows for an increase in Cherenkov photon yield on account of the increase in overall radiator thickness, while avoiding the simultaneous degradation in single photon angular resolution associated with the increased uncertainty of the emission point. With the refractive index of consecutive layers suitably increasing in the downstream direction, one may achieve overlapping of the Cherenkov rings from a single charged particle. In the opposite case of decreasing refractive index, one may obtain well separated rings. In the former combination an approximately 40% increase in photon yield is accompanied with just a minor degradation in single photon angular resolution. The impact of this improvement on the π / K separation at the upgraded Belle detector is discussed.
Keywords :
Ring imaging Cherenkov counter , Proximity focusing , aerogel , Particle identification , Belle
