• DocumentCode
    437817
  • Title

    A RICH with aerogel: a study of refractive index uniformity

  • Author

    Alemi, M. ; Bellunato, T. ; Calvi, M. ; Matteuzzi, C. ; Musy, M. ; Perego, D.L. ; Easo, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-22 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    637
  • Abstract
    The use of aerogel as a radiator in the RICH detectors of LHCb is a challenge due to the hot environment of the hadron collider LHC. Large size tiles of silica aerogel were recently produced with unprecedented optical quality for such dimensions. Results of laboratory measurements and beam tests are briefly reported. A description of a method to measure the uniformity of the index of refraction within the tile is given.
  • Keywords
    Cherenkov counters; aerogels; refractive index; LHCb; Large Hadron Collider; RICH detectors; beam tests; optical quality; radiator; refractive index uniformity; silica aerogel tiles; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Rayleigh scattering; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Testing; Tiles; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8700-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1082-3654
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462274
  • Filename
    1462274
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=437817