The SELEX phototube RICH detector

被引:47
作者
Engelfried, J
Filimonov, I
Kilmer, J
Kozhevnikov, A
Kubarovsky, V
Molchanov, V
Nemitkin, A
Ramberg, E
Rud, V
Stutte, L
机构
[1] Fermi Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
[2] Moscow State Univ, Moscow, Russia
[3] Inst High Energy Phys, Serpukhov, Russia
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10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00043-1
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
In this article, construction, operation, and performance of the RICH detector of Fermilab experiment 781 (SELEX) are described. The detector utilizes a matrix of 2848 phototubes for the photocathode to detect Cherenkov photons generated in a 10 m neon radiator. For the central region an N-0 of 104 cm(-1), corresponding to 13.6 hits on a beta = 1 ring, was obtained. The ring radius resolution measured is 1.6%. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:17
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