Modular focusing ring imaging Cherenkov detector for electron–ion collider experiments

Journal Article · 16 July 2017 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.001 · OSTI ID:1408726

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1. Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)
2. Howard Univ., Washington, D.C. (United States)
3. Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (United States)
4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
5. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
6. INFN, Ferrara (Italy); Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara (Italy)
7. Univ. Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso (Chile)
8. GSI Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt (Germany)
9. INFN, Rome (Italy); Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome (Italy)
10. INFN, Ferrara (Italy)
11. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
12. INFN, Rome (Italy); Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
13. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
14. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
15. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
16. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
17. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
18. Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, D.C. (United States)
19. Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX (United States)
20. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
21. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
22. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States)

Here, a powerful new electron–ioncollider (EIC) has been recommended in the 2015 Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science for probing the partonic structure inside nucleons and nuclei with unprecedented precision and versatility. EIC detectors are currently under development, all of which require hadron identification over a broad kinematic range. A prototype ring imaging Cherenkov detector has been developed for hadron identification in the momentum range from 3 GeV/c to 10 GeV/c. The key feature of this new detector is a compact and modular design, achieved by using aerogel as radiator and a Fresnel lens for ring focusing. In this paper, the results from a beam test of a prototype device at Fermilab are reported.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0012704
• OSTI ID: 1408726
• Report Number(s): BNL-114493-2017-JA; TRN: US1703310
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 871, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English