The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector

Akopov, N. et al. (2002) The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 479(2-3), 511 -530. (doi: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9

Abstract

The construction and use of a dual radiator Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detector is described. This instrument was developed for the HERMES experiment at DESY which emphasises measurements of semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering. It provides particle identification for pions, kaons, and protons in the momentum range from 2 to 15 GeV, which is essential to these studies. The instrument uses two radiators, C<sub>4</sub>F<sub>10</sub>, a heavy fluorocarbon gas, and a wall of silica aerogel tiles. The use of aerogel in a RICH detector has only recently become possible with the development of clear, large, homogeneous and hydrophobic aerogel. A lightweight mirror was constructed using a newly perfected technique to make resin-coated carbon-fiber surfaces of optical quality. The photon detector consists of 1934 photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for each detector half, held in a soft steel matrix to provide shielding against the residual field of the main spectrometer magnet.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kaiser, Professor Ralf and Nowak, Dr Wolf-Dieter
Authors: Akopov, N., Aschenauer, E.C., Bailey, K., Bernreuther, S., Bianchi, N., Capitani, G.P., Carter, P., Cisbani, E., De Leo, R., De Sanctis, E., De Schepper, D., Djordjadze, V., Filippone, B.W., Frullani, S., Garibaldi, F., Hansen, J.O., Hommez, B., Iodice, M., Jung, P., Kaiser, R., Kanesaka, J., Kowalczyk, R., Lagamba, L., Maas, A., Muccifora, V., Nappi, E., Negodaeva, K., Nowak, W.D., O'Connor, T., O'Neill, T.G., Potterveld, D.H., Ryckbosch, D., Sakemi, Y., Sato, F., Schwind, A., Shibata, T.A., Suetsugu, K., Thomas, E., Tytgat, M., Urciuoli, G.M., Van de Kerckhove, K., Van de Vyver, R., Yoneyama, S., Zohrabian, H., Zhang, L.F., and Jackson, H.E.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
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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