Prototype study of a proximity focusing RICH for the AMS experiment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 442, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-79

  Thuillier, T ^a   Ohlsson Malek, F ^a   Ballon, J ^a   Barancourt, D ^a   Barbier, G ^a   Barrau, A ^a   Berger, J ^a   Buenerd M ^a   Gallin Martel, L ^a   Meillon, B ^a   Menchaca Rocha, A ^a   Pouxe, J ^a   Ren, Z ^a   Simon, J ^a   Stassi, P ^a  

^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DESIGN; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONS; PARTICLE BEAMS;

CARBON BEAMS; FRAGMENTATION IONS; PROXIMITY FOCUSING RING IMAGING CHERENKOV DETECTOR;

CERENKOV COUNTERS;

EID: 0033905999     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01202-4     Document Type: Article

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