The CLEO RICH detector

M. Artuso, R. Ayad, K. Bukin, A. Efimov, C. Boulahouache, E. Dambasuren, S. Kopp, Ji Li, G. Majumder, N. Menaa, R. Mountain, S. Schuh, T. Skwarnicki, S. Stone, G. Viehhauser, J. C. Wang, T. E. Coan, V. Fadeyev, Y. Maravin, I. VolobouevJ. Ye, S. Anderson, Y. Kubota, A. Smith

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Abstract

We describe the design, construction and performance of a Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH) constructed to identify charged particles in the CLEO experiment. Cherenkov radiation occurs in LiF crystals, both planar and ones with a novel "sawtooth"-shaped exit surface. Photons in the wavelength interval 135-165 nm are detected using multi-wire chambers filled with a mixture of methane gas and triethylamine vapor. Excellent π/K separation is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)147-194
Number of pages48
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume554
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2005

Keywords

  • Cherenkov
  • Particle-identification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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