Title of article
A gas-RICH detector for space
Author/Authors
Francke، نويسنده , , T. and Bergstrِm، نويسنده , , D. and Boezio، نويسنده , , M. and Carlson، نويسنده , , P. and Suffert، نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده ,
Pages
5
From page
87
To page
91
Abstract
A gas-RICH counter using a C4F10 radiator and pad readout has been developed. The good transmission of the optical elements together with a low noise level in the electronics results that on average 12 photoelectrons are detected per event for Z=1 particles with β∼1. The reconstructed Cherenkov angle has a resolution of 1.2 mrad. The RICH detector is an important part of a balloon borne experiment, CAPRICE, which measures the flux of antiprotons and positrons in the cosmic radiation.
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2009750
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