abstract

• The Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector is crucial for the identification of charged particles in the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS. The detector commissioning was completed in 2016 by the precise alignment of mirrors using reconstructed tracks. The alignment procedure and measurement of the basic performance are described. Ring radius resolution, ring centre resolution, single hit resolution and mean number of hits per ring are evaluated for positron tracks. The contribution of the residual mirror misalignment to the performance is calculated. © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab.

authors

• Anzivino G.
• Barbanera M.
• Bizzeti A.
• Brizioli F.
• Bucci F.
• Cassese A.
• Cenci P.
• Checcucci B.
• Ciaranfi R.
• Duk V.
• Engelfried Jatzkowski Jurgen
• Estrada-Tristan N.
• Iacopini E.
• Imbergamo E.
• Latino G.
• Lenti M.
• Lollini R.
• Pepe M.
• Piccini M.
• Volpe R.

publication date

• 2018-01-01

funding provided via

• 701386  Grant
• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020  Grant

published in

• Journal of Instrumentation  Journal

keywords

• Cherenkov detectors; Particle identification methods Cerenkov counters; Charged particles; Mirrors; Cherenkov Detectors; Mirror alignment; Mirror misalignment; Particle Identification Method; Precise alignments; RICH detectors; Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector; Alignment

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07012

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volume

• 13

issue

• 7