2024 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2024

(G*) An aerogel Cherenkov threshold counter for the Water Cherenkov Test Experiment

27 May 2024, 17:00

15m

SSC Rm 2032 (cap. 135) (Social Science Centre, Western U)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle) Particle Physics / Physique des particules (PPD) (PPD) M3-1 Detectors | Détecteurs (PPD)

Speaker

Mr Sirous Yousefnejad (University of Regina (CA))

Description

Aerogel threshold Cherenkov counters are developed to identify pions and muons in the range of 240-980MeV/c for the T9 beam test facility at CERN PS East Hall. These counters are part of the Water Cherenkov Test experiment (WCTE) particle identification system. The WCTE is a test-beam
experiment to test the design and capabilities of the photosensor system under development for the Hyper-Kamiokande Intermediate Water Cherenkov Detector. In this talk, I will cover the WCTE goals, the T9 beam monitor system and particle identification with a focus on aerogel threshold Cherenkov counters. Results obtained from a beam test using prototypes of the T9 beam monitor system in the summer of 2023 will be also presented.

Presentation materials

An aerogel Cherenkov threshold counter for WCTE.pdf