Performance of the LHCb RICH photodetectors in a charged particle beam

M. Adinolfi; G. Aglieri Rinella; E. Albrecht; M. Ameri; C. Arnaboldi; T. Bellunato; J. Bibby; T. Blake; S. Cuneo; J. Dickens; S. Easo; U. Egede; F. Fontanelli; V. Gibson; T. Gys; R. Hallam; N. Harnew; A. Howard; N. Kanaya; S. Katvars; C. Matteuzzi; J. McCarron; G. Mini; F. Muheim; E. Panzeri; M. Patel; G. Pessina; D. Piedigrossi; R. Plackett; M. Sannino; J. Storey; P. Sullivan; S. Topp-Jorgensen; A. Van Lysebetten; G. Vidal-Sitjes; D. Websdale; S. Wotton; K. Wyllie

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.100

Performance of the LHCb RICH photodetectors in a charged particle beam

M. Adinolfi, G. Aglieri Rinella, E. Albrecht, M. Ameri, C. Arnaboldi, T. Bellunato, J. Bibby, T. Blake, S. Cuneo, J. Dickens, S. Easo, U. Egede, F. Fontanelli, V. Gibson, T. Gys, R. Hallam, N. Harnew, A. Howard, N. Kanaya, S. KatvarsC. Matteuzzi, J. McCarron, G. Mini, F. Muheim, E. Panzeri, M. Patel, G. Pessina, D. Piedigrossi, R. Plackett, M. Sannino, J. Storey, P. Sullivan, S. Topp-Jorgensen, A. Van Lysebetten, G. Vidal-Sitjes, D. Websdale, S. Wotton, K. Wyllie

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The Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors of LHCb will use pixel Hybrid Photon Detectors to measure the spatial position of Cherenkov photons. The first six pre-production photon detectors have been tested in a beam, together with prototypes of the on-detector electronics. The tests were performed at CERN using 10 GeV / c pions together with an N₂ gas radiator as a source of Cherenkov light. With 1.1 m of radiator, around 10 photoelectrons were detected per track. The single-photon Cherenkov angle resolution was measured to be 1.66 ± 0.03 mrad, which is dominated by the pixelisation of the photon detector in the test-beam set-up. Both numbers agree with expectations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-49
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	574
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.100
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Hybrid Photon Detectors
LHCb experiment
Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors

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Adinolfi, M., Aglieri Rinella, G., Albrecht, E., Ameri, M., Arnaboldi, C., Bellunato, T., Bibby, J., Blake, T., Cuneo, S., Dickens, J., Easo, S., Egede, U., Fontanelli, F., Gibson, V., Gys, T., Hallam, R., Harnew, N., Howard, A., Kanaya, N., ... Wyllie, K. (2007). Performance of the LHCb RICH photodetectors in a charged particle beam. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 574(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.100

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Performance of the LHCb RICH photodetectors in a charged particle beam. / Adinolfi, M.; Aglieri Rinella, G.; Albrecht, E. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 574, No. 1, 21.04.2007, p. 39-49.

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