R&D studies of a RICH detector using pressurized C4F8O radiator gas and a CsI-based gaseous photon detector


Agocs A. G., Barile F., Barnafoeldi G. G., Bellwied R., Bencedi G., Bencze G., ...Daha Fazla

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, cilt.732, ss.361-365, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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We report on studies of layout and performance of a new Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector using for the first time pressurized C4F8O radiator gas and a photon detector consisting of a MWPC equipped with a CsI photocathode. In particular, we present here the results of beam tests of a MWPC having an adjustable anode-cathode gap, aiming at the optimization of single photoelectron detection and Cherenkov angle resolution. This system was proposed as a Very High Momentum Particle Identification (VHMPID) upgrade for the ALICE experiment at LHC to provide charged hadron track-by-track identification in the momentum range 5-25 GeV/c. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V.