The recent performance of the Omega RICH detector in experiment WA89 at CERN

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作者
Muller, U
Beusch, W
Boss, M
Engelfried, J
Gerassimov, SG
Klempt, W
Lennert, P
Martens, K
Newbold, D
Rieseberg, H
Siebert, HW
Smith, VJ
Thilmann, O
Walder, G
机构
[1] UNIV HEIDELBERG,INST PHYS,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
[2] UNIV BRISTOL,DEPT PHYS,BRISTOL BS8 1TL,AVON,ENGLAND
[3] CERN,DIV PPE,CH-1211 GENEVA,SWITZERLAND
[4] MAX PLANCK INST KERNPHYS,HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
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10.1016/0168-9002(95)01137-4
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The hyperon beam experiment WA89 at CERN uses the upgraded Omega RICH detector for identification of pi, K and p/(p) over bar from Sigma(-)-N reactions. Cherenkov photons from a 5 m long nitrogen radiator are detected in drift chambers with TMAE-loaded ethane. Recent results on the performance of the detector are presented.
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