Monte-Carlo simulation for an aerogel Cherenkov counter

被引:15
作者
Suda, R
Watanabe, M
Enomoto, R
Iijima, T
Adachi, I
Hattori, H
Kuniya, T
Ooba, T
Sumiyoshi, T
Yoshida, Y
机构
[1] KEK, High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
[2] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Tokyo 19203, Japan
[3] Chuo Univ, Tokyo 112, Japan
[4] Chiba Univ, Chiba 260, Japan
[5] Saga Univ, Saga 840, Japan
[6] Toho Univ, Funabashi, Chiba 274, Japan
关键词
aerogel; fine-mesh photo multiplier tube; Monte Carlo;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(98)91983-0
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We have developed a Monte-Carlo simulation code for an aerogel Cherenkov counter which is operated under a strong magnetic field such as 1.5 T. This code consists of two parts: photon transportation inside aerogel tiles, and one-dimensional amplification in a fine-mesh photomultiplier tube. It simulates the output photo-electron yields as accurately as 5% with only a single free parameter. This code is applied to simulations for a B-factory particle-identification system. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:213 / 226
页数:14
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