PHOTON DETECTOR PERFORMANCE AND RADIATOR SCINTILLATION IN THE HADES RICH

Authors
GERNHAUSER R BAUER B FRIESE J HOMOLKA J KASTENMULLER A KIENLE P KORNER HJ MAIERKOMOR P MUNCH M SCHNEIDER R ZEITELHACK K
Citation
R. Gernhauser et al., PHOTON DETECTOR PERFORMANCE AND RADIATOR SCINTILLATION IN THE HADES RICH, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 371(1-2), 1996, pp. 300-304
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
371
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
300 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)371:1-2<300:PDPARS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We report the performance of a VUV-sensitive MWPC with a pad cathode c overed by a solid CsI photon converter. Cherenkov photons produced by relativistic C-12 ions in a MgF2 radiator have been detected with 95% single photo electron efficiency. In the HADES design a resulting figu re of merit N-0 > 66 promises proper operation of the RICH as a fast h adron blind trigger device. Tn addition, we have investigated the scin tillation properties of several fluoro-carbon radiator gases in the VU V wavelength region. A significant emission around lambda similar to 1 70 nm is found for CF4.