Identification of large-transverse-momentum hadrons using a ring-imaging Cherenkov counter

We have constructed and operated a large-aperture ring-imaging Cherenkov counter in a large-transverse-momentum experiment at Fermilab. Approximately 3 photons per relativistic particle are emitted in helium gas, focused by spherical mirrors and detected by multistep proportional chambers using a He...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 248; no. 1; pp. 69 - 75
Main Authors McCarthy, R., Adams, M., Brown, C., Coutrakon, G., Charpak, G., Finley, D., Glass, H., Hubbard, J.R., Jaffe, D., Jonckheere, A., Jöstlein, H., Kirz, J., Mangeot, Ph, Peisert, A., Santiard, J.C., Sauli, F.
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LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.07.1986
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Summary:We have constructed and operated a large-aperture ring-imaging Cherenkov counter in a large-transverse-momentum experiment at Fermilab. Approximately 3 photons per relativistic particle are emitted in helium gas, focused by spherical mirrors and detected by multistep proportional chambers using a He/TEA gas mixture. Hadron identification is obtained from threshold to approximately 200 GeV c .
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/0168-9002(86)90499-7