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Refractive index of silica aerogel: Uniformity and dispersion law by Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Perego, D.L., Storaci, B.

“…Two methods for the measurement of the uniformity of the refractive index n within a single block of silica aerogel are described. One is based on the…”
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Refractive index dispersion law of silica aerogel by Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Perego, D.L., Storaci, B.

“…This paper presents measurements of the refractive index of a hygroscopic silica aerogel block at several wavelengths. The measurements, performed with a…”
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VUV absorbing vapours in n-perfluorocarbons by Albrecht, E., Baum, G., Bellunato, T., Bressan, A., Dalla Torre, S., D'Ambrosio, C., Davenport, M., Dragicevic, M., Duarte Pinto, S., Fauland, P., Ilie, S., Lenzen, G., Pagano, P., Piedigrossi, D., Tessarotto, F., Ullaland, O.

“…The optical transparency of perfluorocarbons used as Cherenkov media is of prime importance to many Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors. We will in this paper…”
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Proximity focusing RICH detector based on multilayer silica aerogel radiator by De Leo, R., Argentieri, A.G., Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Cisbani, E., Cusanno, F., Garibaldi, F., Lagamba, L., Marra, M., Marrone, S., Matteuzzi, C., Musico, P., Nappi, E., Perego, D.L., Torrioli, S., Vilardi, I.

“…The performance of a proximity focusing Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector equipped with a radiator of silica aerogel is presented. The aerogel tile used is a…”
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The High Voltage Protection Boards for the RICH Detectors of the LHCb Experiment by Arnaboldi, C., Bellunato, T., Gobbo, P., Perego, D.L., Pessina, G.

“…We present the protection system for the monitoring circuitry of the 20 kV high-voltage bias for the Hybrid Photon Detectors of the Ring Imaging Cherenkov…”
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Refractive index inhomogeneity within an aerogel block by Bellunato, T., Calvi, M., Da Silva Costa, C.F., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Perego, D.L.

“…Evaluating local inhomogeneities of the refractive index inside aerogel blocks to be used as Cherenkov radiator is important for a high energy physics…”
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Study of ageing effects in aerogel by Bellunato, T, Calvi, M, Coluzza, C, Longo, G, Matteuzzi, C, Musy, M, Negri, P, Perego, D.L

“…Ageing effects on aerogel due to irradiation and absorption of humidity have been investigated. Aerogel tiles have been exposed to γ radiation from a 60 Co…”
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The high voltage distribution system for the hybrid photodetector arrays of RICH1 and RICH2 at LHCb by Arnaboldi, C., Bellunato, T., Gys, T., Panzeri, E., Pessina, G., Piedigrossi, D.

“…Two Ring Imaging CHerenkov detectors, RICH1 and RICH2, will provide the particle identification of the LHCb experiment. The Cherenkov light cones produced in…”
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The radiator gas and the gas system of COMPASS RICH-1 by Albrecht, E., Baum, G., Bellunato, T., Birsa, R., Bosteels, M., Bradamante, F., Bressan, A., Chapiro, A., Cicuttin, A., Colavita, A., Costa, S., Crespo, M., Torre, S.Dalla, Diaz, V., Duic, V., Fauland, P., Fratnik, F., Giorgi, M., Gobbo, B., Ijaduola, R., Kalinnikov, V., Lamanna, M., Martin, A., Pagano, P., Schiavon, P., Tessarotto, F., Zanetti, A.M.

“…The design of the COMPASS RICH-1 gas system, its operational modes, the cleaning setups for the preparation of the radiator gas and transmission measurement…”
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First performances of COMPASS RICH-1 by Albrecht, E., Baum, G., Bellunato, T., Birsa, R., Bradamante, F., Bressan, A., Chapiro, A., Cicuttin, A., Colavita, A., Costa, S., Crespo, M., Cristaudo, P., Dalla Torre, S., D'Ambrosio, C., Diaz, V., Duarte Pinto, S., Duic, V., Fauland, P., Fabro, M., Finger, M., Fratnik, F., Giorgi, M., Gobbo, B., Lamanna, M., Martin, A., Pagano, P., Piedigrossi, D., Schiavon, P., Tessarotto, F.

“…COMPASS RICH-1, designed in 1996 for hadron identification at high momenta in the COMPASS large angle spectrometer, is based on the use of MWPCs with large…”
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Performance of the LHCb RICH photo-detectors and readout in a system test using charged particles from a 25 ns-structured beam by Adinolfi, M., Albrecht, E., D’Ambrosio, C., Gys, T., Morant, J., Piedigrossi, D., Patel, M., Wyllie, K., Ameri, M., Fontanelli, F., Mini, G., Sannino, M., Arnaboldi, C., Bellunato, T.F., Fanchini, E., Perego, D.L., Pessina, G., Barham, C., Buszello, C., Dickens, J., Gibson, V., Jones, C., Kerzel, U., Rogers, G., Skottowe, H., Wotton, S., Blake, T., Eames, C., Plackett, R., Brisbane, S., Harnew, N., Libby, J., Powell, A., Sullivan, P., Topp-Jorgensen, S., Easo, S., Papanestis, A., Zhang, Z., Eisenhardt, S., Muheim, F., Styles, N.

“…The LHCb experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) utilises two Ring Imaging CHerenkov (RICH) detectors for particle identification. To verify that…”
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Light composite mirrors for RICH detectors: production, characterisation and stability tests by Bellunato, T., Bosio, C., Calvi, M., Chignoli, F., D'Ambrosio, C., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Perego, D.L.

“…The production of lightweight composite mirror prototypes suitable for application in Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors is described. The goal is the use…”
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Development of aerogel Cherenkov detectors at Novosibirsk by Barnyakov, A.Yu, Barnyakov, M.Yu, Bähr, J., Bellunato, T., Beloborodov, K.I., Bobrovnikov, V.S., Buzykaev, A.R., Calvi, M., Danilyuk, A.F., Djordjadze, V., Golubev, V.B., Kononov, S.A., Kravchenko, E.A., Lipka, D., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Onuchin, A.P., Perego, D., Rodiakin, V.A., Savinov, G.A., Serednyakov, S.I., Shamov, A.G., Stephan, F., Tayursky, V.A., Vorobiov, A.I.

“…The development of aerogel Cherenkov counters with the light collection using a wavelength shifter is described. 80 counters of this type are working in the…”
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Performance of aerogel as Cherenkov radiator by Bellunato, T, Calvi, M, Matteuzzi, C, Musy, M, Negri, P, Braem, A, Chesi, E, Hansen, C, Liko, D, Joram, C, Neufeld, N, Séguinot, J, Weilhammer, P, Buzykaev, A.R, Kravchenko, E.A, Onuchin, A.P, Danilyuk, A.F, Easo, S, Wotton, S, Jolly, S

“…Aerogel with index of refraction around 1.03 has been studied as Cherenkov radiator in a test at CERN PS using a π − and a mixed π +/p beam of momenta between…”
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The RICH detector of the LHCb experiment by Bellunato, T.

“…The status of the Ring Imaging Cherenkov system of the LHCb experiment is reviewed. The detector is in the commissioning phase and it is expected to take data…”
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Cherenkov rings from aerogel detected by four large-area hybrid photodiodes by Bellunato, T., Braem, A., Buzykaev, A.R., Calvi, M., Chesi, E., Danilyuk, A.F., Easo, S., Jolly, S., Joram, C., Kravchenko, E.A., Liko, D., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Negri, P., Neufeld, N., Onuchin, A.P., Séguinot, J., Wotton, S.

“…We report on the results obtained using thick samples of silica aerogel as radiators for a Ring Imaging Cherenkov counter. Four large-diameter hybrid…”
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Aerogel as Cherenkov radiator for RICH detectors by Bellunato, T., Braem, A., Buzykaev, A.R., Calvi, M., Chesi, E., Danilyuk, A.F., Easo, S., Hansen, C., Jolly, S., Joram, C., Kravchenko, E.A., Liko, D., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Negri, P., Neufeld, N., Onuchin, A.P., Seguinot, J., Weilhammer, P., Wotton, S.

“…We present here the results obtained using silica aerogel as Cherenkov radiator for the separation and identification of particles in the momentum range from 6…”
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Development of aerogel Cherenkov counters at Novosibirsk by Barnyakov, A.Yu, Barnyakov, M.Yu, Bähr, J., Bellunato, T., Beloborodov, K.I., Bobrovnikov, V.S., Buzykaev, A.R., Calvi, M., Danilyuk, A.F., Djordjadze, V., Golubev, V.B., Kononov, S.A., Kravchenko, E.A., Lipka, D., Matteuzzi, C., Musy, M., Onuchin, A.P., Perego, D., Rodiakin, V.A., Savinov, G.A., Serednyakov, S.I., Shamov, A.G., Stephan, F., Tayursky, V.A., Vorobiov, A.I.

“…The work on aerogel Cherenkov counters was started in Novosibirsk in 1986. Production of aerogels with refractive indices of 1.006–1.13 and thicknesses of…”
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Testbeam results on particle identification with aerogel used as RICH radiator by Alemi, M, Bellunato, T, Braem, A, Calvi, M, Chesi, E, Duane, A, Joram, C, Liko, D, Matteuzzi, C, Negri, P, Neufeld, N, Paganoni, M, Seguinot, J, Voillat, D, Wotton, S, Ypsilantis, T

“…We present the results obtained by testing in a beam sample of silica aerogel which is foreseen as one of the radiators for the Ring Imaging Cherenkov counter…”
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Testbeam results on particle identification with aerogel used as RICH radiator by Alemi, M., Bellunato, T., Braem, A., Calvi, M., Chesi, E., Joram, C., Liko, D., Matteuzzi, C., Negri, P., Neufeld, N., Paganoni, M., Seguinot, J., Voillat, D., Weilhammer, P., Ypsilantis, T.

“…We present the results obtained by exposing samples of silica aerogel of different thickness and optical properties to pion and proton beams with momenta…”
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