Aerogel for FARICH Detector
Full article
| Общее |
Language:
Английский,
Genre:
Full article,
Status:
Published,
Source type:
Original
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| Conference |
8th International Workshop on Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detectors (RICH 2013)
02-06 Dec 2013
,
Hayama, Kanagawa
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| Journal |
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
ISSN: 0168-9002
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| Output data |
Year: 2014,
Volume: 766,
Pages: 235-236
Pages count
: 2
DOI:
10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.023
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| Tags |
Aerogel, Cherenkov detector, Particle identification |
| Authors |
Barnyakov A.Yu.
1
,
Barnyakov M.Yu.
1,4
,
Bobrovnikov V.S.
1
,
Buzy'kaev A.R.
1
,
Gulevich V.V.
1
,
Danilyuk A.F.
2
,
Kononov S.A.
1,3
,
Kravchenko E.A.
1,3
,
Kuyanov I.A.
1
,
Lopatin S.A.
2
,
Onuchin A.P.
1,4
,
Ovtin I.V.
1,4
,
Podgornov N.A.
1,4
,
Porosev V.V.
1
,
Predein A.
2
,
Proczenko R.
2
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| Affiliations |
| 1 |
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lavrentieva 11, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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| 2 |
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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| 3 |
Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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| 4 |
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Karl Marks 20, Novosibirsk 630073, Russia
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Funding (2)
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1
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Президиум СО РАН
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103
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2
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The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
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We present our current experience in preparation of focusing aerogels for the Focusing Aerogel RICH detector. Multilayer focusing aerogel tiles have been produced in Novosibirsk by a collaboration of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis since 2004. We have obtained 2–3–4-layer blocks with the thickness of 30–45 mm. In 2012, the first samples of focusing blocks with continuous density (refractive index) gradient along thickness were produced. This technology can significantly reduce the contribution from the geometric factor of the radiator thickness to the resolution of the measured Cherenkov angle in the FARICH detector. The special installation was used for automatic control of reagents ratio during the synthesis process. The first samples were tested using the digital radiography method and on the electron beam with the FARICH prototype.