| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8175115 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The LHCb RICH detectors form a complex system of three radiators, 120 mirrors and 484 photon detectors operating in the very challenging environment of the LHC. The high performance of the system in pion and kaon identification in the momentum range of 2-100Â GeV/c is reached only after careful calibration of many parameters. Operational efficiency above 99% was achieved by a high level of automatization in the operation of the detectors, from switching-on to error recovery. The challenges of calibrating and operating such a system will be presented.
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Authors
A. Papanestis, On behalf of the LHCb RICH collaboration On behalf of the LHCb RICH collaboration,