Beam test of low index sillica aerogel低硅气凝胶梁试验指标.pptVIP

Beam test of low index sillica aerogel Yukiyoshi Kon RCNP, Osaka University Collaboration meeting @Tiwan 2008/5/2 Low reflective index silica aerogel was developed by Chiba University group. To use as AC veto Counter, we tested this sillica aerogel by beam at LEPS . 2008/4/21,22 Tabata, Saito, Kawai, Chiba University, Kon Detection efficiency and mean # of photoelectron was estimated about index n = 1.015, 1.0082 and 1.0027. Method to estimate efficiency Aerogel Counter: Cerenkov effect Photomultiplier Emission of photoelectrons from cathode obey Poisson statistics. Detection efficiency: S1 S2 C S1, S2: Scintillation counters C: Cerenkov Counter Cerenkov counter(: C)’s signal is taken with S1, S2 coincidence trigger. Beam is injected inside Cerenkov counter perfectly. Pulse hight distribution obteined by ADC outputs forms Poisson distribution. I. Adachi et al./Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A 355 (1995) 390-398 Counter design Light guide box: width 125 x hight 260 x thickness 65 Covered by reflector Alminized mylar Gore-tex sheet. 4 Photomultiplier: Fine mesh type (Hamamatsu Photonics H6614-70) Aerogel was arranged by hangging in midair by strings. Beam test Beam: Converting LEP into e+e- shower by 10mm x 10mm lead sheet. Trigger: Tag x !UP x (S1 x S2 x S3) S1, S2: front Scintillation Counters, S3: backward Scintillation Counter. Set up LEP S1 S2 S3 C TOF Wall Convertor Index and Reflector n = 1.015 n = 1.0082 n = 1.027 40 mm Mylar Mylar Mylar Mylar (Plane) Gore-tex 65 mm Mylar Mylar Gore-tex Mylar (empty box) Gore-tex (empty box) 100 mm 100 mm 20 mm Scillica aerogel n = 1.0027 was first beam test in the world. But, Transmission was bad. n = 1.015 n = 1.0082 n = 1.0027 π 0.802 GeV/c 1.088 GeV/c 1.898 GeV/c e 0.00293 GeV/c 0.00695 GeV/c 0.00397 GeV/c Threshold momentums Cerenkov angle Cerenkov angle: Beam: electron In very low index point, Cerenkov angle is a few degrees. n: smaller β θ [rad.