DocumentCode :
451555
Title :
Beam test results of a C4F8O gas radiator Cherenkov detector using multi-anode photomultiplier tubes
Author :
Menaa, Nabil
Author_Institution :
Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
2005
fDate :
23-29 Oct. 2005
Firstpage :
891
Lastpage :
895
Abstract :
We present the main results from a beam test done at Fermilab of a novel gaseous RICH detector that uses Hamamatsu multi-anode photomultiplier tubes (MAPMT) as photon detectors and a new gas C4F8O as a Cherenkov radiator. A novel front end electronics ASIC has been developed geared towards reading out the charge signals from the photon detectors. The ASIC features low noise and high dynamic range and is suitable for data driven architecture. The data acquisition system was developed to read 52 MAPMTs. An external trigger was used and the events were built using the time stamp information provided by the readout chips. We report the number of detected photons, the angular resolution per photon and the resolution per track after averaging over the photons. We also compare our measurements with simulations.
Keywords :
Cherenkov counters; application specific integrated circuits; data acquisition; gamma-ray apparatus; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; readout electronics; C4F8O gas radiator Cherenkov detector; Hamamatsu multianode photomultiplier tubes; data acquisition system; external trigger; front-end electronics ASIC; gaseous RICH detector; multianode photomultiplier tubes; photon detectors; readout chips; time stamp information; Application specific integrated circuits; Data acquisition; Detectors; Event detection; Mesons; Mirrors; Particle beams; Photomultipliers; Sensor arrays; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
ISSN :
1095-7863
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596398
Filename :
1596398
Link To Document :
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