The Silica Aerogel Detector (SAD) story
Abstract
The silica aerogel charged particle detector (SAD) of the European Hybrid Spectrometer at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron is described. The refractive index of the silica aerogel used in SAD is 1.03. This gives threshold momenta for pions, kaons and protons of 0.6, 2.0 and 3.8 GeV/c respectively. The SAD is used for identification of low momentum particles in the range 0.6 to 4.5 GeV/c.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8531485J
- Keywords:
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- Product Development;
- Silica Gel;
- Silicon Radiation Detectors;
- Synchrotron Radiation;
- Charm (Particle Physics);
- Kaons;
- Pions;
- Protons;
- Synchrotrons;
- Ultraviolet Spectrometers;
- Instrumentation and Photography