1ST OBSERVATION OF CHERENKOV RINGS IN A FAST RICH DETECTOR COMBINING A CESIUM IODIDE PHOTOCONVERTER WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE WIRE CHAMBER

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PIUZ, F [1 ]
BRAEM, A [1 ]
PAIC, G [1 ]
RIBEIRO, RS [1 ]
WILLIAMS, TD [1 ]
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[1] RUDJER BOSKOVIC INST, ZAGREB, CROATIA
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10.1016/0168-9002(93)91183-N
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A ring imaging Cherenkov detector, combining a sodium fluoride radiator with a CsI photoconverter evaporated on the pad cathode of a wire chamber, has been built and tested in a particle beam. Systematic measurements of the number of photoelectrons per Cherenkov ring indicate that the quantum efficiency is 60-70% of the one measured in the same detector filled with TMAE. The preliminary results demonstrate the technological feasibility of large area fast RICH detectors.
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