The CLAS12 Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector

Contalbrigo, M.; Kubarovsky, V.; Mirazita, M.; Rossi, P.; Angelini, G.; Avakian, H.; Bailey, K.; Balossino, I.; Barion, L.; Benmokhtar, F.; Bonneau, P.; Briscoe, W.; Brooks, W.; Cisbani, E.; Cuevas, C.; Degtiarenko, P.; Dickover, C.; Hafidi, K.; Joo, K.; Kim, A.; Lemon, T.; Lucherini, V.; Malaguti, R.; Montgomery, R.; Movsisyan, A.; Musico, P.; O’Connor, T.; Orecchini, D.; Pappalardo, L. L.; Pecar, C.; Perrino, R.; Raydo, B.; Tomassini, S.; Turisini, M.; Yegneswaran, A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163791

The CLAS12 Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector

Journal Article · Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163791· OSTI ID:1605687

Contalbrigo, M. ^[1]; Kubarovsky, V. ^[2]; Mirazita, M. ^[3]; Rossi, P. ^[4]; Angelini, G. ^[5]; Avakian, H. ^[2]; Bailey, K. ^[6]; Balossino, I. ^[1]; Barion, L. ^[1]; Benmokhtar, F. ^[7]; Bonneau, P. ^[2]; Briscoe, W. ^[8]; Brooks, W. ^[9]; Cisbani, E. ^[10]; Cuevas, C. ^[2]; Degtiarenko, P. ^[2]; Dickover, C. ^[2]; Hafidi, K. ^[6]; Joo, K. ^[11]; Kim, A. ^[11] more »

Univ. of Ferrara (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ferrara (Italy)
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy)
National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy); George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso (Chile)
National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Rome (Italy)
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Genova (Italy)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Bari (Italy)
Univ. of Ferrara (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ferrara (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy)

A Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector has been installed in the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Laboratory (JLab) to provide kaon identification in the momentum range between 3 and 8 GeV. The detector adopts a hybrid optics solution with aerogel radiator, light planar and spherical mirrors, and highly segmented photon detectors. We report here on the design, construction, and initial performance of the RICH during the commissioning of the detector and the first physics data taking period.

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Research Organization:: George Washington Univ., Ashburn, VA (United States); George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-06OR23177; SC0016583

OSTI ID:: 1605687

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1726258
OSTI ID: 1615507
OSTI ID: 1765471
OSTI ID: 1776922

Report Number(s):: DOE-OR--23177-4886; JLAB-PHY--19-3129

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Issue: C Vol. 964; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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