Title :
The ring imaging Cherenkov detector for Fermilab experiment 665
Author :
Coutrakon, G.B. ; Dhawan, S. ; Schuler, P.
Author_Institution :
Fermilab, Batavia, IL, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of a ring imaging Cherenkov (RICH) counter that uses a multiwire proportional chamber with cathode-pad readout as an ultraviolet photon detector. The detector has 10800 pads, each connected to a charge-sensitive amplifier, within an area of 58 cm*95 cm. The detector offers high-data-rate capability, a chamber sensitive time of less than 250 ns, 1-mm spatial resolution, and a multibit capability of about 50 photons/event.<>
Keywords :
Cherenkov counters; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; Fermilab experiment 665; cathode-pad readout; chamber sensitive time; charge-sensitive amplifier; high-data-rate capability; multibit capability; multiwire proportional chamber; ring imaging Cherenkov detector; spatial resolution; ultraviolet photon detector; Absorption; Anodes; Cathodes; Computed tomography; Counting circuits; Detectors; Event detection; Jitter; Mirrors; Spatial resolution;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
