TEST OF A CONCEPTUAL PROTOTYPE OF THE TOTAL INTERNAL-REFLECTION CHERENKOV IMAGING DETECTOR (DIRC) WITH COSMIC MUONS

Authors
ASTON D HEARTY C KADYK J KAWAHARA H LU A LYNCH G MCSHURLEY D MEADOWS B MULLER D OXOBY G POPE W PRIPSTEIN M RATCLIFF B REIF R SIMOPOULOS C SMY M STAENGLE H STILES P WANG MZ WARNER D WENZEL W WILSON RJ YELLIN S ZHU Y
Citation
D. Aston et al., TEST OF A CONCEPTUAL PROTOTYPE OF THE TOTAL INTERNAL-REFLECTION CHERENKOV IMAGING DETECTOR (DIRC) WITH COSMIC MUONS, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 42(4), 1995, pp. 534-538
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
42
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
534 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1995)42:4<534:TOACPO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The DIRC is a totally internally reflecting Cherenkov imaging detector proposed for particle identification at the asymmetric e(+)e(-) B fac tories. First test results from a conceptual prototype using cosmic mu ons are reported. The photo-electron yield and the single Cherenkov ph oton resolution at various track dip angles and positions along the ra diator bar have been measured. The results are consistent with estimat es and Monte-Carlo simulations.