Glass-coated beryllium mirrors for the LHCb RICH1 detector

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

Volumn 570, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 565-572

  Barber, G J ^a   Brook, N H ^b   Cameron, W ^a   D'Ambrosio, C ^c   Frei, C ^c   Harnew, N ^d   Head, R ^b   Khimitch, Y P ^e   Khmelnikov, V ^f   Loveridge, P ^g   Metlica, F C D ^b   Obraztsov, V ^f   Piedigrossi, D ^c   Sizenev, V ^h   Szczypka, P M ^b   Ullaland, O ^c   Vygosky, E ^h   Websdale, D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e VAVILOV STATE OPTICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^f INSTITUTE FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^g RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^h Joint Stock Company   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Beryllium mirror; LHCb; RICH

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; GLASS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION DETECTORS;

BERYLLIUM MIRRORS; LHCB; RICH;

MIRRORS;

EID: 33846164402     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.356     Document Type: Article

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