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Title: DIRC for a Higher Luminosity B Factory

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/813009· OSTI ID:813009

The Dirc, a novel type of Cherenkov ring imaging device, is the primary hadronic particle identification system for the BABAR detector at the asymmetric B-factory Pep-II at SLAC. It is based on total internal reflection and uses long, rectangular bars made from synthetic fused silica as Cherenkov radiators and light guides. BABAR began taking data with colliding beams in late spring 1999. This paper describes the challenges for the Dirc in a higher luminosity environment and shows solutions to these challenges.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
813009
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-9715; TRN: US0303589
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Paper presented at the 3rd Workshop on Higher Luminosity B Factories, Shonan Village, Kanagawa (JP), 08/06/2002--08/07/2003; PBD: 22 Apr 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English