Title :
A Cherenkov Radiation Detector With High Density Aerogels
Author :
Cremaldi, Lucien ; Sanders, David A. ; Sonnek, Peter ; Summers, Don J. ; Reidy, Jim, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Mississippi, University, MS
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have designed a threshold Cherenkov detector at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory to identify muons with momenta between 230 and 350 MeV/c. We investigated the properties of three aerogels for the design. The nominal indices of refraction were n = 1.03, 1.07, 1.12, respectively. Two of the samples are of high density aerogel not commonly used for Cherenkov light detection. We present results of an examination of some optical properties of the aerogel samples and present basic test beam results.
Keywords :
Cherenkov counters; aerogels; muons; refractive index; Cherenkov radiation detector; Rutherford-Appleton laboratory; high density aerogels; muons; optical properties; refractive index; Cooling; Extraterrestrial measurements; Light scattering; Mesons; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Particle beam measurements; Radiation detectors; Silicon compounds; Aerogels; Cherenkov detectors; mesons; particle beam measurements; particle identification;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2021266
