The NA62 RICH detector

Author

Anzivino, G. ; Bucci, F. ; Cassese, A. ; Cenci, P. ; Ciaranfi, R. ; Duk, V. ; Iacopini, E. ; Lami, S. ; Lenti, M. ; Pepe, Monica ; Piandani, R. ; Piccini, M.

Author_Institution

INFN Perugia, Pascoli, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

The main goal of the NA62 experiment at SPS CERN is to measure the branching fraction of the ultra-rare kaon decay K⁺ → π⁺νν̅ with ~10% precision. RICH is a crucial detector for background suppression and particle indentification. RICH will provide muon/pion separation at the ~0.5% level in the momentum range between 15 and 35 GeV/c, unique time resolution (~100 ps) and a fast signal for the trigger system. This paper describes the main features of the RICH detector, results of the test beam and the construction status.

Keywords

Cherenkov counters; nuclear electronics; trigger circuits; NA62 RICH detector; NA62 experiment; SPS CERN; background suppression; branching fraction; kaon⁺ decay into pion⁺+neutrino+antineutrino; muon-pion separation; particle indentification; time resolution; trigger system; ultrarare kaon decay; Detectors; Mesons; Mirrors; Physics; Program processors; Prototypes; Structural beams;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1046-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727910

Filename

6727910