Ring imaging Cherenkov detector of PHENIX experiment at RHIC

被引:15
作者
Akiba, Y [1 ]
Begay, R
Burward-Hoy, J
Chappell, R
Crook, D
Ebisu, K
Emery, MS
Ferriera, J
Frawley, AD
Hamagaki, H
Hara, H
Hayano, RS
Hemmick, TK
Hibino, M
Hutter, R
Kennedy, M
Kikuchi, J
Matsumoto, T
Moscone, CG
Nagasaka, Y
Nishimura, S
Oyama, K
Sakaguchi, T
Salomone, S
Shigaki, K
Tanaka, Y
Walker, JW
Wintenberg, AL
Young, GR
机构
[1] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[2] SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
[3] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[4] Nagasaki Inst Appl Sci, Nagasaki 8510193, Japan
[5] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[6] Univ Tokyo, Ctr Nucl Study, Tokyo 1880002, Japan
[7] Univ Tokyo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[8] Waseda Univ, Tokyo 1698555, Japan
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D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00319-8
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The RICH detector of the PHENIX experiment at RHIC is currently under construction. Its main function is to identity electron tracks in a very high particle density, about 1000 charged particles per unit rapidity, expected in the most violent collisions at RHIC. The design and construction status of the detector and its expected performance are described. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:143 / 148
页数:6
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