The Dirc Counter: a New Type of Particle Identification Device for B Factories*
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A very thin, solid radiator, totally internally reflecting, imaging Cherenkov counter (DIRC) is described. This device is well matched to the hadronic charged particle identification requirements at an asymmetric e+eB Factory.
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