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Cherenkov Strahlung und RICH Detektor

Hier finden Sie eine allgemeine Einfuehrung in die Grundlagen der Cherenkov Strahlung und ihre Nutzung in RICH Detektoren.
 

RICH detector concept

The RICH detector will serve for electron identification from lowest momenta up to 10-12 GeV/c needed for the study of the dielectronic decay channel of vector mesons. In the current CBM detector layout the RICH would be positioned behind the magnet with the silicon tracking system (STS/MVD) and in front of the first transition radiation detector (TRD), see the figure below for a sketch:
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Electron identification

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Ring radius resolution

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source $\sigma_{\theta}$ [mrad]
multiple scattering ~1 (for p= 1 GeV/c)
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This are a couple of independent errors of ~1 mrad size. The combined error for a full ring of N photons can be calculated as: $\sigma_{ring} = \frac{\sqrt{\sigma^{2}_{ms}+\sigma^{2}_{B}+\sigma^{2}_{dis}+\sigma^{2}_{pix}+...}}{\sqrt{N}}$mrad = $\frac{4...5}{\sqrt{10...30}}$mrad = 0.36 ... 0.7 mrad. The Cherenkov opening angle for electrons in a N2 radiator is $\theta_{c}$=24.4 mrad. The estimated resolution lies thus in a range of 2...3%.

 

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  Highly granulated PMTs are foreseen as photodetectors. However, as the photodetector is the most important ingredient determining the final number of hits/ring, special care has to be taken to enhance the detection of photons from lower wavelengths. Basically two concepts are discussed currently:

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    • multianode PMT from Hamamatsu H8500 with UV glass for enhanced UV sensitivity: 8x8 MAPMT with an effective pixel size of $(6.125mm)^{2}$
    • gas detector with CsI coated photocathode, see ALICE development (NIM A 502 (2003) 101): pixel size $(8mm)^{2}$

In order to cover a large acceptance (25° in the laboratory), the overall dimensions in the simulations are
  • gas vessel: ~(6-7)m x 5m x 3m)
  • mirror: 2 mirrors, vertically separated, full size of each ~ (5-6)m x 4m
  • photodetector: 2 planes a 3.2m x 1.4m
However, these dimensions and the overall layout are not yet optimized. Main aim of the simulations is currently to prove that the physics can in principle be done with the proposed setup. This is a very valid concern as the proposed CBM setup is different from the "classical" dielectron experiment as e.g. CERES or HADES: In those experiments the electron identification is performed in front of the magnetic field and the main material budget introduced by tracking detectors. The CBM setup is in this respect vice versa. This bears the problem that background rejection has to be performed to a large extend with precise tracking alone, see PublicPhysics for more information on feasibility studies of the dielectron measurement.

Simulations are usually performed using either single electrons or Au+Au events generated by the UrQMD model which are transported by GEANT3 through the CBM setup. In the table below typical numbers of rings/event for different energies or radiators are given. Besides these two factors the amount depends strongly on the material budget in the STS which for this simulation was 3.4mm of silicon equivalent. Tracks with equal or more than 4 hits are considered as well reconstructable.

radiator $\gamma_{th}$ beam energy # rings # rings (e) # rings ($\pi$) # rings (e, > 4 STS hits)
N2 41 15 GeV 57.2 41.6 6.6 8.1
N2 41 25 GeV 91.3 63 19 14.1
N2 41 35 GeV 117.6 78.8 29.7 18.3
CO2 33 25 GeV 113.7 69.7 34.5 14.4

Assuming the different types of photodetectors described above the resulting properties are (N2 radiator):

photodetector # channels Nhits/ring (e) geometrical coverage double hits
Protvino PMT 160k 40 91% ~12%
Hamamatsu 214k 22 85% ~7%
CsI 140k 20.7 99% ~13%

The values for the geometrical coverage include some spacings for assembly. The number of channels is calculated for the currently assumed area, an optimized layout will probably reduce the number by about 25-40%.
 

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  Figure 2: Momentum threshold for Cherenkov light production for pions and kaons in dependence on $\gamma_{\rm th}$. Also shown is the momentum at which the opening angle of pions corresponds to 90% of the opening angle of electrons. The green band thus indicates the approximate region of pion identification in dependence on $\gamma_{\rm th}$. $\gamma_{\rm th}$ for CO$_{2}$ and N$_{2}$ is indicated by the dashed lines.
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The coating should provide highest reflection for the full range of photons not absorbed in the gas and detected by the photodetector, i.e. down to about 150nm. The choice will thus be a Al+MgF$_{2}$ coating.
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  Figure 1: Detector layout of RICH, positioned behind a large aperture dipole magnet with a silicon tracking system inside. The RICH will be followed by several transition radistion detectors serving for further electron identification and tracking.
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The current detector concept forsees (for more detailed information on the components see below):

  • gaseous RICH detector with vertically separated mirrors (R=450 cm), gas vessel (~ (6-7)m x 5m x 3m))
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Nitrogen would fulfill all requirements, but also CO$_{2}$ can be of interest. Important characteristics are its chromatic dispersion and transmittance, see figures below. One concern of nitrogen might be its fluorescence which could be quenched by some addition of CO$_{2}$ [H. Morii et al., Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 526 (2004) 399].

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Chromatic dispersion
  • transmittance from [Y. Tomkiewicz and E.L. Garwin, NIM V 114 (1974) 413]
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Mirror

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The RICH detector will serve for electron identification from lowest momenta up to 10-12 GeV/c needed for the study of the dileptonic decay channel of vector mesons. In the current CBM detector layout the RICH would be positioned behind the magnet with the silicon tracking system (STS/MVD) and in front of the first transition radiation detector (TRD), see the figure below for a sketch:

RICH layout

Design considerations

Radiator

The Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector (RICH) is designed to provide electron identification in the momentum range of electrons from low-mass vector-meson decays, i.e. from lowest momenta up to 10-12 GeV/c. These requirements define possible radiators for the RICH detector: Assuming that pions can be separated from electrons up to 90% of the maximum Cherenkov opening angle $\theta_{c}$ ($\cos\theta_{c}=\frac{1}{n}$), the momentum range for $\pi$ identification is illustrated in the figure below in dependence on the Lorentz factor $\gamma_{\rm th}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-1/n^{2}}}$, where n is the refractive index of the medium. A radiator with $\gamma_{\rm th}>38$ would be ideal, because then the Cherenkov angle of pions is less than 90% of $\theta_{c}$ for all momenta smaller than 12 GeV/c.

Momentum threshold for Cherenkov light production for pions and kaons in dependence on $\gamma_{\rm th}$. Also shown is the momentum at which the opening angle of pions corresponds to 90% of the opening angle of electrons. The green band thus indicates the approximate region of pion identification in dependence on $\gamma_{\rm th}$. $\gamma_{\rm th}$ for CO$_{2}$ and N$_{2}$ is indicated by the dashed lines.

Mirror

The most important consideration concerning the mirror material will come from global tracking simulations:

Photodetector

The photodetector

RICH in simulations

Electron identification

Presentations

RICH workgroup pages (login required)

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