Orateur
M.
Euan Cowie
(University of Glasgow)
Description
The PANDA experiment, part of the planned FAIR upgrade to GSI,
Darmstadt, will aim to study modern hadronic physics with unprecedented
accuracy and precision. Excellent particle identification of both
charged and neutral particles is necessitated to achieve PANDA's
physics aims. Two Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov (DIRC)
detectors are foreseen for charge particle identification, one in a
barrel configuration for the the central region, and the second in a
disc configuration for forward angles. The design of the forward disc
centres around the novel application of passive chromatic dispersion
correction elements, allied with focussing optics, to achieve superior
resolution. A system of comprehensive prototype development will show
the feasibility of the system.
Key to the success of the prototype is fully understanding the
production, transport and detection of the Cherenkov photons within the
detector. Initial test beam data giving the photon yield and its
dependence on the polar angle of the detector will be shown. Observed
photon yield is also the basis for subsequent studies into benefit of
chromatic dispersion correction elements, the latest studies of which
will also be shown.
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Author
M.
Euan Cowie
(University of Glasgow)
Co-auteurs
Dr
Bjoern Seitz
(University of Glasgow)
Dr
Matthias Hoek
(University of Glasgow)
Dr
Tibor Keri
(University of Glasgow)
