The performance of the HERA-B RICH at high track densities

Authors
Krizan, P Gorisek, A Korpar, S Pestotnik, R Staric, M Stanovnik, A Skrk, D Zivko, T Dujmic, D Eckmann, R Reeves, K Schwitters, R Broemmelsiek, D Rosens, J Ispirian, M Lau, K Pyrlik, J Ramachandran, D Karabekian, S Arinyo, I Conde, P Garrido, L Miquel, R Peralta, D Bastos, J Carvalho, J Ivaniouchenkov, I
Citation
P. Krizan et al., The performance of the HERA-B RICH at high track densities, NUCL INST A, 471(1-2), 2001, pp. 30-34
Citations number
15
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
471
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
30 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20010921)471:1-2<30:TPOTHR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The performance of the ring imaging Cherenkov counter (RICH) for the HERA-B experiment has been evaluated. The measured values of the basic parameters such as the number of detected photons per ring and Cherenkov angle resolu tion are found to agree with a priori estimates. Also at higher track densi ties, the detector is capable of identifying individual rings. Particle ide ntification has been achieved by determining the momentum from tracks in th e vertex detector and main tracking system, hits in the electromagnetic cal orimeter and track directions as measured by the RICH. (C) 2001 Elsevier Sc ience B.V. All rights reserved.