PSD10: 10th International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors

Session

Session 16: Gas-based and Photon Detection Systems

S16

12 Sept 2014, 11:00

University of Surrey

105. The TORCH PMT:A close packing, multi-anode, long life MCP-PMT for Cherenkov applications

Thomas Conneely (Photek LTD)

12/09/2014, 11:00

Applications in Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Oral Paper

Photek (UK) and the TORCH collaboration are undertaking a three year development program to produce a novel square MCP-PMT for single photon detection. The TORCH detector aims to provide particle identification in the 2-10 GeV/c momentum range, using a Time-of-Flight method based on Cherenkov light, and has been proposed for the LHCb Upgrade. The MCP will provide a timing accuracy of ~40 ps,...

129. The kaon identification system in the NA62 experiment at CERN SPS

Bozydar Wrona (University of Liverpool (GB))

12/09/2014, 11:20

Applications in Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Oral Paper

The main goal of the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS accelerator is to measure the branching ratio of the ultra-rare $K^{+}\rightarrow \pi^+ \nu \bar{\nu}$ decay with 10% accuracy. This will be achieved by detecting $\sim 100$ $K^{+}\rightarrow \pi^+ \nu \bar{\nu}$ decays with a ratio signal/background $\sim 10$ in 2-3 years of data taking starting in October 2014. NA62 will use a high-energy...