Aerogel Cherenkov detectors in colliding beam experiments

A.F. Danilyuk^a, b, S.A. Kononov^c, b, E.A. Kravchenko^c, b, A.P. Onuchin^c, b, d
^aG.K. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, prosp. akad. Lavrenteva 5, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
^bNovosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
^cBudker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, prosp. akad. Lavrenteva 11, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
^dNovosibirsk State Technical University, pr. K. Marksa 20, Novosibirsk, 630092, Russian Federation

This review discusses the application of aerogel Cherenkov detectors in colliding beam experiments. Such detectors are used for charged particle identification at velocities at which other methods are ineffective. The paper examines aerogel production technology and how the aerogel optical parameters are measured. Data on threshold Cherenkov counters with direct light collection and on those using wavelength shifters are presented. Also presented are data on Ring Image Cherenkov detectors with single and multilayer focusing aerogel radiators.

Keywords: colliding beams, particle identification, Cherenkov radiation, Cherenkov counters, aerogel
PACS: 29.20.D−, 29.40.Ka, 33.20.Fb, 81.07.−b (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0185.201505k.0540
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2015/5/j/
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Citation: Danilyuk A F, Kononov S A, Kravchenko E A, Onuchin A P "Aerogel Cherenkov detectors in colliding beam experiments" Phys. Usp. 58 503–511 (2015)

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@article{Danilyuk:2015,
	author = {A. F. Danilyuk and S. A. Kononov and E. A. Kravchenko and A. P. Onuchin},
	title = {Aerogel Cherenkov detectors in colliding beam experiments},
	publisher = {Physics-Uspekhi},
	year = {2015},
	journal = {Phys. Usp.},
	volume = {58},
	number = {5},
	pages = {503-511},
	url = {https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2015/5/j/},
	doi = {10.3367/UFNe.0185.201505k.0540}
}

Received: 1st, March 2015, accepted: 17th, December 2014

Оригинал: Данилюк А Ф, Кононов С А, Кравченко Е А, Онучин А П «Аэрогелевые черенковские детекторы в экспериментах на встречных пучках» УФН 185 540–548 (2015); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0185.201505k.0540

P.A. Cherenkov is author of Physics-Uspekhi