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

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0533-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829430

Filename

6829430