Title :
Tests of a proximity focusing RICH with aerogel radiator and flat-panel multi-anode PMTs (H8500)
Author :
S. Korpar;I. Adachi;S. Fratina;I. Iijima;R. Islubashi;H. Kawai;P. Krizan;T. Matsumoto;S. Ogawa;R. Pestotnik;S. Saitoh;T. Seki;I. Sumiyoshi;K. Suzuki;T. Tabata;Y. Uchida;Y. Unno
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Chem. & Chem. Eng., Maribor Univ., Slovenia
fDate :
6/25/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
"Testing","Detectors","Focusing","Counting circuits","Refractive index","Production","Spectroscopy","Physics","Slabs","Mesons"
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352018
