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Development of a threshold aerogel Cherenkov detector for K∕π separation in the H-dibaryon search at J-PARC

  • M. H. Kim
  • , S. Y. Ryu
  • , J. K. Ahn
  • , W. S. Jung
  • , S. H. Kim
  • , J. W. Lee
  • , T. Ohta
  • , J. B. Park
  • , M. Tabata
  • , M. Yosoi
  • Korea University
  • The University of Osaka
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Chiba University

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Abstract

We have developed a new threshold Cherenkov detector for online triggering in the H-dibaryon search experiment at the K1.8 beam line at J-PARC. Silica aerogel radiators with a refractive index of n=1.04 will cover an effective area of 550 × 220 mm 2 . The Cherenkov detector will be placed in a high magnetic field between two spectrometer magnets. Three prototypes and a real-size mockup module have been tested using pions and protons from photoproduction at SPring-8. For momentum ranging from 1.0 to 1.1 GeV ∕c, a suppression factor of 10 3 could be achieved for pions, with a factor of 10 −2 for proton misidentification.

Keywords

  • Cherenkov detector
  • E42
  • LEPS
  • Parabolic reflector
  • Silica aerogel

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