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The construction and use of a dual radiator Ring Imaging Cerenkov(RICH) detector is described. This instrument was developed for the HERMES experiment at DESY which emphasizes measurements of semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering. It…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-09-25 N. Akopov

Cherenkov detectors have been extensively developed and utilized in various scientific fields, including particle physics, astrophysics, and nuclear engineering. These detectors operate based on Cherenkov radiation, which is emitted when a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-30 Anzori Sh. Georgadze

Due to their very fast signal rise time in the order of 1 ns, Silicon-Photomultipliers have become of increasing interest for many experiments that require very good timing resolution. With the prospect of an application in medical imaging…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-05-01 Reimund Bayerlein , Ivor Fleck , Todd Peterson , Albert H. Walenta

The radiation from a relativistic electron uniformly moving along the axis of cylindrical waveguide filled with laminated material of finite length is investigated. Expressions for the spectral distribution of radiation passing throw the…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 L. Sh. Grigoryan , A. R. Mkrtchyan , H. F. Khachatryan , S. R. Arzumanyan , W. Wagner

We report on the design and commissioning of two silica aerogel Cherenkov detectors with different refractive indices. In particular, extraordinary performance in terms of the number of detected photoelectrons was achieved through an…

You & Cheng (1980) argued that, for relativistic electrons moving through a dense gas, the Cerenkov effect will produce peculiar atomic and/or molecular emission lines--Cerenkov lines. They presented a series of formulae to describe the new…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. H. You , Y. D. Xu , D. B. Liu , J. R. Shi , G. X. Jin

New particle acceleration schemes open up exciting opportunities, potentially providing more compact or higher-energy accelerators. The AWAKE experiment at CERN is currently taking data to establish the method of proton-driven plasma…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 M. Wing

Results are presented of detailed measurements of the signals generated by high-energy electrons and muons in lead tungstate crystals. A significant fraction of the light produced in these crystals and detected by photomultiplier tubes is…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-13 N. Akchurin

The KM3NeT Collaboration is constructing two deep-sea Cherenkov detectors in the Mediterranean Sea. The ARCA detector aims at TeV-PeV neutrino astronomy, while the ORCA detector is optimised for atmospheric neutrino oscillation studies at…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2021-12-15 A. Sinopoulou , R. Coniglione , R. Muller , E. Tzamariudaki

We describe a dedicated cosmic-ray telescope that explores a new method for detecting Cerenkov radiation from high-energy primary cosmic rays and the large particle air shower they induce upon entering the atmosphere. Using a camera…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-19 S. A. Wissel , K. Byrum , J. D. Cunningham , G. Drake , E. Hays , D. Horan , D. Kieda , E. Kovacs , S. Magill , L. Nodulman , S. P. Swordy , R. Wagner , S. P. Wakely

The RICE experiment (Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment) at the South Pole, co-deployed with the AMANDA experiment, seeks to detect ultra-high energy (UHE) electron neutrinos interacting in cold polar ice. Such interactions produce…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 I. Kravchenko

Neutrino telescopes provide a unique observational gateway to the high-energy universe, enabling the study of cosmic accelerators and extreme environments that remain inaccessible to the other high-energy messengers. Although they share…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 Aya Ishihara

The paper is devoted to the study of the influence of crystalline lattice distortions due to external excitations (acoustic vibrations, temperature gradient, etc.) on the Quasicerenkov radiation. Equations describing Quasicerenkov radiation…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. A. Aslanyan , A. R. Mkrtchyan , A. H. Mkrtchian

It is shown that Cherenkov radiation can be observed at TESLA in electron collisions with optical laser pulses. The prospects for it to be observed at SLC, LEP, LHC and RHIC are discussed. The conclusions are compared with results for pair…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 I. M. Dremin

Particle cascades induced by ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays and neutrinos impacting on the lunar regolith usually radiate Cherenkov radio emissions due to the presence of excess negative charge, which is known as Askaryan effect.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 Linjie Chen , Marc Klein Wolt , Amin Aminaei , Stijn Buitink , Heino Falcke

We describe the design, construction and performance of a Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH) constructed to identify charged particles in the CLEO experiment. Cherenkov radiation occurs in LiF crystals, both planar and ones with a novel…

The LUXE experiment aims at studying high-field QED in electron-laser and photon-laser interactions, with the 16.5 GeV electron beam of the European XFEL and a laser beam with power of up to 350 TW. The experiment will measure the spectra…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-09-30 Arka Santra

The energetic bremsstrahlung photons up to 100 MeV produced in heavy ion collisions can be used as a sensitive probe to the short range correlation in atomic nuclei. The energy of the $\gamma$-rays can be measured by collecting the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-09 Dawei Si , Yan Zhou , Sheng Xiao , Zhigang Xiao

We review the phenomenology of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino detection. The motivations for looking for such neutrinos stemming from observational evidence and the potential for new physics discoveries are enumerated, and their expected…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Raj Gandhi

New results of modeling the operation of the new SPHERE-3 Cherenkov telescope are presented. The telescope will be able to detect cosmic particles by direct and reflected Cherenkov light of the extensive air showers (EAS). Dual detection…