The BLAST Cherenkov detectors

B. Tonguc; Ricardo Alarcon; T. Botto; J. Calarco; A. Degrush; O. Filoti; E. Geis; J. Kelsey; J. Prince; E. Six; C. Vidal

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.060

The BLAST Cherenkov detectors

B. Tonguc
, Ricardo Alarcon
, T. Botto
, J. Calarco
, A. Degrush
, O. Filoti
, E. Geis
, J. Kelsey
, J. Prince
, E. Six
, C. Vidal

Physics

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Abstract

We report on the design, construction, and operation of a large array of diffusely reflective aerogel Cherenkov detectors. They are part of the detector instrumentation of the Bates Large Acceptance Spectrometer Toroid (BLAST) at the MIT-Bates Linear Accelerator Center. The Cherenkov detectors are used for particle identification. They are able to discriminate between pions and electrons with momenta up to 700 MeV/c.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	364-369
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	553
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.060
State	Published - Nov 11 2005

Keywords

Aerogel
Cherenkov detectors
Diffuse reflection

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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