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Cherenkov imaging detectors will continue to play a central role for particle identification in future particle and nuclear physics experiments. Growing demands on momentum coverage, timing precision, radiation tolerance, and sustainability…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-27 Chandradoy Chatterjee

Photosensitive gaseous detectors with a simple photoelectron multiplication mechanism as resistive plate chambers are expected to offer both large photo coverage and excellent time resolution while keeping costs low. We have developed a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-02-25 R. Okubo , K. Matsuoka , T. Iijima , K. Inami , Y. Horii , K. Suzuki , K. Sumi , T. Ichikawa , K. Ueda , S. Koji , A. Kondo , K. Chiba

The analysis of ring images produced by muons in an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) provides a powerful and precise method to calibrate the IACT optical throughput and monitor its optical point-spread function (PSF). First…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-11 Markus Gaug , Steven Fegan , Alison Mitchell , Maria-Concetta Maccarone , Teresa Mineo , Akira Okumura

In this contribution the Super-Cerenkov radiation (SCR) as a new phenomenon which includes in a more general and exact form the usual Cerenkov effect is presented. The Super-Cerenkov effect at Cerenkov threshold in the radiators of RICH…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-07-19 D. B. Ion , M. L. Ion

We report here the measurements of the energy spectra of atmospheric muons and of the cosmic ray primary proton and helium nuclei in a single experiment. These were carried out using the MASS superconducting spectrometer in a balloon flight…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 MASS2 Collaboration

The performance demands of future particle-physics experiments investigating the high-energy frontier pose a number of new challenges, forcing us to find new solutions for the detection, identification, and measurement of final-state…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-08-26 Tommaso Dorigo , Jan Kieseler , Lukas Layer , Giles Strong

Water Cherenkov Detectors (WCDs) are pivotal in various scientific fields, including neutrino physics, gamma-ray astronomy, and cosmic-ray research. The detection sensitivity and precision of these detectors crucially rely on…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-31 D. Ambrosino , R. Colalillo , V. M. Grieco , F. Guarino , L. Lavitola , F. Sansone , M. Tambone , L. Valore , M. Waqas

The aim of this work is to develop high precision Time-of-Flight (TOF) devices based on high refractive index solid Cherenkov radiators read out by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). Cherenkov light is prompt and therefore ideal for reaching…

The MUon Scattering Experiment (MUSE) was motivated by the proton radius puzzle arising from the discrepancy between muonic hydrogen spectroscopy and electron-proton measurements. The MUSE physics goals also include testing lepton…

Identification of Cherenkov light generated by muons has been suggested as a promising way to dramatically improve the background rejection power of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) arrays at high energies. However, muon…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-13 Laura Olivera-Nieto , Helena X. Ren , Alison M. W. Mitchell , Vincent Marandon , Jim Hinton

Experiments with muons ($\mu^{+}$) and muonium atoms ($\mu^{+}e^{-}$) offer several promising possibilities for testing fundamental symmetries. Examples of such experiments include search for muon electric dipole moment, measurement of muon…

The concept of a small, single-layer water Cherenkov detector, with three photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), placed at its bottom in a $120^{\circ}$ star configuration (\emph{Mercedes} Water Cherenkov Detector) is presented. The PMTs are placed…

Silicon tracking detectors provide excellent spatial resolution, and so can provide excellent momentum resolution for energetic charged particles, even in compact detectors. However, at lower momenta, multiple scattering in the silicon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-22 Spencer R. Klein

We propose a large-area, cost-effective Muon Telescope Detector (MTD) for the Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR) at mid-rapidity and for the next generation of detectors at a possible electron-ion collider. We utilize Multi-gap Resistive…

The muon is playing a unique role in sub-atomic physics. Studies of muon decay both determine the overall strength and establish the chiral structure of weak interactions, as well as setting extraordinary limits on…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-06-05 T. P. Gorringe , D. W. Hertzog

Atmospheric air Cherenkov telescopes are successfully used for ground-based, very high-energy (VHE) gamma ray astronomy. Triggers from the so-called single muon and other long-flying relativistic charged particle events are an unwanted…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. Mirzoyan , D. Sobczynska , E. Lorenz , M. Teshima

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory is proposed to determine neutrino mass hierarchy using a 20~ktonne liquid scintillator detector. Strict radio-purity requirements have been put forward for all the components of the detector.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-15 Lifei Xie , Jinchang Liu , Shoukang Qiu , Cong Guo , Changgen Yang , Quan Tang , Yongpeng Zhang , Peng Zhang

A proximity focusing ring imaging Cherenkov detector, with the radiator consisting of two or more aerogel layers of different refractive indices, has been tested in 1-4 GeV/c pion beams at KEK. Essentially, a multiple refractive index…

The interaction cross section of charged pions with air nuclei is a critical parameter for accurately simulating extensive air showers. Improving the modeling of high-energy pion interactions is essential for addressing the muon puzzle-the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-08 Karolin Hymon , Anatoli Fedynitch

A Ring Imaging \v{C}erenkov detector built for the BRAHMS experiment at the Brookhaven RHIC is described. This detector has a high index of refraction gas radiator. \v{C}erenkov light is focused on a photo-multiplier based photon detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Debbe , C. E. Jorgensen , J. Olness , Z. Yin