| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8167784 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A large area ring-imaging Cherenkov detector has been designed to provide clean hadron identification capabilities in the momentum range from 3Â GeV/c to 8Â GeV/c for the CLAS12 experiments at the Jefferson Lab upgraded 12Â GeV continuous electron beam accelerator facility. The adopted solution foresees a novel hybrid optics design based on an aerogel radiator, composite mirrors and densely-packed and highly-segmented photon detectors. Cherenkov light will either be imaged directly (forward tracks) or after two mirror reflections (large angle tracks). The status of the aerogel mass-production and the assessment studies of the aerogel optical performance are here reported.
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Authors
M. Contalbrigo, I. Balossino, L. Barion, A.Yu. Barnyakov, G. Battaglia, A.F. Danilyuk, A.A. Katcin, E.A. Kravchenko, M. Mirazita, A. Movsisyan, D. Orecchini, L.L. Pappalardo, S. Squerzanti, S. Tomassini, M. Turisini,