A novel type of proximity focusing RICH counter with multiple refractive index aerogel radiator

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

Volumn 548, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-390

  Iijima, T ^a   Korpar, S ^b,c   Adachi, I ^d   Fratina, S ^c   Fukushima, T ^e   Gorisek A ^c   Kawai, H ^e   Konishi, H ^e   Kozakai, Y ^a   Krizan P ^c,f   Matsumoto, T ^g   Mazuka, Y ^a   Nishida, S ^d   Ogawa, S ^h   Ohtake, S ^h   Pestotnik, R ^c   Saitoh, S ^d   Seki, T ^g   Sumiyoshi, T ^g   Uchida, Y ^d   Unno, Y ^e   Yamamoto, S ^g   more..

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^d HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^g TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Belle; Particle identification; Proximity focusing; Ring imaging Cherenkov counter

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; DEGRADATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTONS; RADIATORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AEROGEL RADIATORS; ANGULAR RESOLUTION; CERENKOV RINGS; RADIATOR THICKNESS;

CERENKOV COUNTERS;

EID: 23344445282     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.030     Document Type: Article

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