The performance of the HERA-B RICH

Authors
Dujmic, D Eckmann, R Schwitters, RF
Citation
D. Dujmic et al., The performance of the HERA-B RICH, NUCL INST A, 461(1-3), 2001, pp. 563-564
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
461
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
563 - 564
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20010401)461:1-3<563:TPOTHR>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A new approach to study the performance characteristics of the HERA-B RICH using momenta reconstructed with RICH track direction measurements is prese nted. The particle identification performance is found to meet design speci fications: electron-pion separation for momenta up to 15 GeV/c, pion-kaon s eparation to 54 GeV/c. The normalized photo-electron yield is found to he 4 2 +/- 5 cm(-1) rad(-2) and the single-photon angular resolution is better t han 0.7 mrad. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.