The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector

N. Akopov; E. C. Aschenauer; K. Bailey; S. Bernreuther; N. Bianchi; G. P. Capitani; P. Carter; E. Cisbani; R. De Leo; E. De Sanctis; D. De Schepper; V. Djordjadze; B. W. Filippone; S. Frullani; F. Garibaldi; J. O. Hansen; B. Hommez; M. Iodice; H. E. Jackson; P. Jung; R. Kaiser; J. Kanesaka; R. Kowalczyk; L. Lagamba; A. Maas; V. Muccifora; E. Nappi; K. Negodaeva; W. D. Nowak; T. O'Connor; T. G. O'Neill; D. H. Potterveld; D. Ryckbosch; Y. Sakemi; F. Sato; A. Schwind; T. A. Shibata; K. Suetsugu; E. Thomas; M. Tytgat; G. M. Urciuoli; K. Van de Kerckhove; R. Van de Vyver; S. Yoneyama; H. Zohrabian; L. F. Zhang

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9

The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector

N. Akopov, E. C. Aschenauer, K. Bailey, S. Bernreuther, N. Bianchi, G. P. Capitani, P. Carter, E. Cisbani, R. De Leo, E. De Sanctis, D. De Schepper, V. Djordjadze, B. W. Filippone, S. Frullani, F. Garibaldi, J. O. Hansen, B. Hommez, M. Iodice, H. E. Jackson, P. JungR. Kaiser, J. Kanesaka, R. Kowalczyk, L. Lagamba, A. Maas, V. Muccifora, E. Nappi, K. Negodaeva, W. D. Nowak, T. O'Connor, T. G. O'Neill, D. H. Potterveld, D. Ryckbosch, Y. Sakemi, F. Sato, A. Schwind, T. A. Shibata, K. Suetsugu, E. Thomas, M. Tytgat, G. M. Urciuoli, K. Van de Kerckhove, R. Van de Vyver, S. Yoneyama, H. Zohrabian, L. F. Zhang

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The construction and use of a dual radiator Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detector is described. This instrument was developed for the HERMES experiment at DESY which emphasises measurements of semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering. It provides particle identification for pions, kaons, and protons in the momentum range from 2 to 15 GeV, which is essential to these studies. The instrument uses two radiators, C₄F₁₀, a heavy fluorocarbon gas, and a wall of silica aerogel tiles. The use of aerogel in a RICH detector has only recently become possible with the development of clear, large, homogeneous and hydrophobic aerogel. A lightweight mirror was constructed using a newly perfected technique to make resin-coated carbon-fiber surfaces of optical quality. The photon detector consists of 1934 photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for each detector half, held in a soft steel matrix to provide shielding against the residual field of the main spectrometer magnet.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-530
Number of pages	20
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	479
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9
Publication status	Published - 2002 Mar 1

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Akopov, N., Aschenauer, E. C., Bailey, K., Bernreuther, S., Bianchi, N., Capitani, G. P., Carter, P., Cisbani, E., De Leo, R., De Sanctis, E., De Schepper, D., Djordjadze, V., Filippone, B. W., Frullani, S., Garibaldi, F., Hansen, J. O., Hommez, B., Iodice, M., Jackson, H. E., ... Zhang, L. F. (2002). The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 479(2-3), 511-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9

Akopov, N, Aschenauer, EC, Bailey, K, Bernreuther, S, Bianchi, N, Capitani, GP, Carter, P, Cisbani, E, De Leo, R, De Sanctis, E, De Schepper, D, Djordjadze, V, Filippone, BW, Frullani, S, Garibaldi, F, Hansen, JO, Hommez, B, Iodice, M, Jackson, HE, Jung, P, Kaiser, R, Kanesaka, J, Kowalczyk, R, Lagamba, L, Maas, A, Muccifora, V, Nappi, E, Negodaeva, K, Nowak, WD, O'Connor, T, O'Neill, TG, Potterveld, DH, Ryckbosch, D, Sakemi, Y, Sato, F, Schwind, A, Shibata, TA, Suetsugu, K, Thomas, E, Tytgat, M, Urciuoli, GM, Van de Kerckhove, K, Van de Vyver, R, Yoneyama, S, Zohrabian, H & Zhang, LF 2002, 'The HERMES dual-radiator ring imaging Cherenkov detector', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 479, no. 2-3, pp. 511-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00932-9

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