Development of aerogel Cherenkov counters at Novosibirsk

The work on aerogel Cherenkov counters was started in Novosibirsk in 1986. Production of aerogels with refractive indices of 1.006–1.13 and thicknesses of blocks up to 50 mm was developed. The light absorption length at 400 nm is 5–7 m, the scattering length is 4–5 cm. By these parameters, the Novos...

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Published in:Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2006-08, Vol.75 (8), p.862-867
Main Authors: Barnyakov, A.Yu, Barnyakov, M.Yu, Bähr, J., Bellunato, T., Beloborodov, K.I., Bobrovnikov, V.S., Buzykaev, A.R., Calvi, M., Danilyuk, A.F., Djordjadze, V., Golubev, V.B., Kononov, S.A., Kravchenko, E.A., Lipka, D., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Onuchin, A.P., Perego, D., Rodiakin, V.A., Savinov, G.A., Serednyakov, S.I., Shamov, A.G., Stephan, F., Tayursky, V.A., Vorobiov, A.I.
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Language:English
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Aerogel
Cherenkov counters
Particle identification
Wavelength shifters
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Summary:The work on aerogel Cherenkov counters was started in Novosibirsk in 1986. Production of aerogels with refractive indices of 1.006–1.13 and thicknesses of blocks up to 50 mm was developed. The light absorption length at 400 nm is 5–7 m, the scattering length is 4–5 cm. By these parameters, the Novosibirsk aerogel is one of the best in the world. The ASHIPH Cherenkov counters with light collection on wavelength shifters have been developed. The ASHIPH system of the KEDR detector contains 1000 l of aerogel. The π / K separation is 4.5 σ . A project of ASHIPH counters for the SND detector has been developed. Aerogel RICH for LHCb gives a possibility to identify hadrons in the momentum range of 2–10 GeV/ c. The Novosibirsk group is developing an aerogel RICH for the endcap for the SuperBaBar project. Calculations performed by a group of physicists from Novosibirsk and DESY-Zeuthen have shown that aerogel radiators enable to achieve time resolution up to 20 fs.
ISSN:0969-806X
1879-0895
DOI:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.12.028