TY - JOUR
T1 - Time-of-propagation Cherenkov counter for particle identification
AU - Akatsu, M.
AU - Aoki, M.
AU - Fujimoto, K.
AU - Higashino, Y.
AU - Hirose, M.
AU - Inami, K.
AU - Ishikawa, A.
AU - Matsumoto, T.
AU - Misono, K.
AU - Nagai, I.
AU - Ohshima, T.
AU - Sugi, A.
AU - Sugiyama, A.
AU - Suzuki, S.
AU - Tomoto, M.
AU - Okuno, H.
N1 - Funding Information:
We greatly thank Prof. Yoshitaka Kuno for informing us about the paper on the CCT counter. We also thank Prof. Katsumi Tanimura for his consultation on optics relating to our materials and devices. This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (Physics of CP violation) from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan.
PY - 2000/1/21
Y1 - 2000/1/21
N2 - Particle-identification (PID) capability plays an essential role in identification of π/K in the momentum range up to 4 GeV/c over a wide angular region. A new concept of a Cherenkov detector for PID by means of measuring the time-of-propagation (TOP) of Cherenkov photons is described. The use of TOP information with an appropriate focussing mirror makes the image-fusing effect be disregarded and compactification can be realized while maintaining the high enough PID ability. The characteristic features, practical configurations and simulation results on the TOP detectors are also discussed.
AB - Particle-identification (PID) capability plays an essential role in identification of π/K in the momentum range up to 4 GeV/c over a wide angular region. A new concept of a Cherenkov detector for PID by means of measuring the time-of-propagation (TOP) of Cherenkov photons is described. The use of TOP information with an appropriate focussing mirror makes the image-fusing effect be disregarded and compactification can be realized while maintaining the high enough PID ability. The characteristic features, practical configurations and simulation results on the TOP detectors are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00819-0
DO - 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00819-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033903274
VL - 440
SP - 124
EP - 135
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
IS - 1
ER -