Initial performance of the PHENIX hadron blind detector at RHIC

C. Woody; B. Azmoun; C. Y. Chi; Z. Citron; M. Connors; M. Durham; T. Hemmick; A. Iordanova; J. Kamin; B. Lewis; A. Milov; M. Naglis; V. Pantuev; R. Pisani; M. Proissl; I. Ravinovich; S. Rolnick; T. Sakaguchi; D. Sharma; S. Stoll; J. Sun; I. Tserruya; A. Sickles; J. Kamin

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402450

Initial performance of the PHENIX hadron blind detector at RHIC

C. Woody
, B. Azmoun
, C. Y. Chi
, Z. Citron
, M. Connors
, M. Durham
, T. Hemmick
, A. Iordanova
, J. Kamin
, B. Lewis
, A. Milov
, M. Naglis
, V. Pantuev
, R. Pisani
, M. Proissl
, I. Ravinovich
, S. Rolnick
, T. Sakaguchi
, D. Sharma
, S. Stoll

J. Sun, I. Tserruya, A. Sickles, J. Kamin

Physics and Astronomy

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Columbia University
Stony Brook University
University of California at Riverside
Weizmann Institute of Science

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Abstract

The PHENIX Hadron Blind Detector (HBD) was successfully operated during the 2009 high energy polarized proton run at RHIC. This was the first data taking run after the detector was rebuilt following its first commissioning run in 2007. The detector was operated for several months under actual beam conditions and showed greatly improved performance over the commissioning run. Results are given on the operation of the detector, determination and calibration of the gain using scintillation light produced by charged particles in CF4, stability of the CsI photocathodes, the ability to identify single and double electrons using the signal from Cherenkov light, and the level of sensitivity of the detector to charged hadrons. A description is also given on the methods used to reconstruct the detector that led to its improved performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Pages	1002-1008
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402450
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: Oct 25 2009 → Oct 31 2009

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	10/25/09 → 10/31/09

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Woody, C., Azmoun, B., Chi, C. Y., Citron, Z., Connors, M., Durham, M., Hemmick, T., Iordanova, A., Kamin, J., Lewis, B., Milov, A., Naglis, M., Pantuev, V., Pisani, R., Proissl, M., Ravinovich, I., Rolnick, S., Sakaguchi, T., Sharma, D., ... Kamin, J. (2009). Initial performance of the PHENIX hadron blind detector at RHIC. In 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 (pp. 1002-1008). Article 5402450 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402450

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