Observation of Cherenkov rings using a low-pressure parallel-plate chamber and a solid cesium-iodide photocathode
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We have observed Cherenkov rings from minimum-ionizing particles using a low-pressure, parallel-plate pad-chamber with a cesium-iodide solid photocathode . This detector is blind to minimum-ionizing particles, and sensitive to Cherenkov photons of wavelengths 170-210 rim. An average of 5 photoelectrons per Cherenkov ring were detected using a 2-cm-thick radiator of liquid C6F14 . This paper reports on the chamber construction, photocathode preparation and testbeam results .
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