A RICH with aerogel: a study of refractive index uniformity

A RICH with aerogel: a study of refractive index uniformity

The use of aerogel as a radiator in the RICH detectors of LHCb is a challenge due to the hot environment of the hadron collider LHC. Large size tiles of silica aerogel were recently produced with unprecedented optical quality for such dimensions. Results of laboratory measurements and beam tests are...

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Hauptverfasser: Alemi, M., Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Perego, D.L., Easo, S.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Optical filters
Optical refraction
Optical scattering
Optical variables control
Rayleigh scattering
Refractive index
Silicon compounds
Testing
Tiles
Wavelength measurement
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Zusammenfassung:The use of aerogel as a radiator in the RICH detectors of LHCb is a challenge due to the hot environment of the hadron collider LHC. Large size tiles of silica aerogel were recently produced with unprecedented optical quality for such dimensions. Results of laboratory measurements and beam tests are briefly reported. A description of a method to measure the uniformity of the index of refraction within the tile is given.
ISSN:1082-3654
2577-0829
DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462274