Title :
Cherenkov detector for proton flux measurement for UA9 project
Author :
Burmistrov, L. ; Breton, D. ; Chaumat, V. ; Conforti Di Lorenzo, S. ; Jeglot, J. ; Maalmi, J. ; Puill, V. ; Stocchi, A. ; Vagnucci, J.-F. ; Cavoto, Gianluca ; Garattini, M. ; Iacoangeli, Francesco ; Montesano, F. Loprete S. ; Scandale, W.
Author_Institution :
LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
fDate :
Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
A report about the development of a device called Cherenkov detector for proton flux measurement is presented. This device is going to be installed first in the Super Proton Synchrotron and later at Large Hadron Collider collimation area to monitor of the secondary beam, produced by a bent crystal inserted in the proton halo. By measuring the number of Cherenkov light produced by the protons in the quartz radiator we expect less the 10% precision in particle counting, for around 100 incoming protons. Geant4 based simulation and first tests with 446 MeV electron beam are discussed.
Keywords :
Cherenkov counters; Cherenkov radiation; proton detection; Cherenkov detector; Cherenkov light; Geant4 based simulation; Large Hadron Collider collimation area; Super Proton Synchrotron; UA9 project; bent crystal; electron beam; electron volt energy 446 MeV; incoming protons; particle counting; proton flux measurement; proton halo; quartz radiator; secondary beam; Crystals; Detectors; Numerical models; Particle beams; Protons; Prototypes; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0533-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829430
