Speaker
Henry James Linton
(Imperial College (GB))
Description
High performance particle identification has traditionally employed Cerenkov detectors due to their accuracy and elegance.
All current Cerenkov detectors in use today at LHC experiments rely on fluorocarbons as their radiating material.
However, the environmental impacts of fluorocarbon gasses prompts a search for a replacement.
This talk presents a novel glass radiator for use in high energy particle identification detectors.
The design and recent sample measurements in a testbeam is presented, along with a discussion on the advantages brought about by a new radiator.
Author
Henry James Linton
(Imperial College (GB))