Development of an Endcap DIRC for PANDA

Merle, O. et al. (2014) Development of an Endcap DIRC for PANDA. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 766, pp. 96-100. (doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2014.04.016)

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Abstract

The aim of this research is to develop a planar DIRC detector showing advantages and performance similar to a classical, barrel shaped DIRC, but at smaller polar angles which cannot be accessed using a cylindrical geometry. The device will complement the PANDA Barrel DIRC by covering polar angles from 5° to 22°. The envisaged π  /K-separation is ≥3σ up to 4 GeV/c.<p></p> A major challenge is the adaption of the device to the PANDA environment including a magnetic field of ~1–2 T, high rates and radiation, limited space for optics and sensors as well as the lack of a common first-level trigger. This paper discusses a detector design which forms a compromise between these constraints and available hardware, a specific analytic reconstruction method, a performance estimation based on Geant4 simulations and finally the successful particle identification using a recent R&D prototype.<p></p>

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hoek, Mr Matthias and Montgomery, Dr Rachel and Cowie, Dr Euan and Rosner, Professor Guenther
Authors: Merle, O., Dzhygadlo, R., Gerhardt, A., Götzen, K., Hohler, R., Kalicy, G., Kumawat, H., Lehmann, D., Lewandowski, B., Patsyuk, M., Peters, K., Schepers, G., Schmitt, L., Schwarz, C., Schwiening, J., Traxler, M., Zühlsdorf, M., Dodokhov, V.K., Britting, A., Eyrich, W., Lehmann, A., Uhlig, F., Düren, M., Etzelmüller, E., Föhl, K., Hayrapetyan, A., Kröck, B., Mühlheim, D., Rieke, J., Cowie, E., Keri, T., Montgomery, R., Rosner, G., Achenbach, P., Cardinali, M., Hoek, M., Lauth, W., Sfienti, C., Thiel, M., Bühler, P., Gruber, L., Marton, J., and Suzuki, K.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
Publisher:Elsevier BV
ISSN:0168-9002
ISSN (Online):1872-9576

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