ARIS (AMS Ring Imaging System) R and D programme

Contact: Andreas Gougas or Peter Fisher

Latest News (updated: March 97)

  • Optical transmission of NaF

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    1. The proposal to DOE (Draft 5 Date:30-Jun-96).
    2. View of the AMS.
    3. Limits on antihelium
    4. Charge resolving power of NaF-RICH
    5. Velocity resolution vs particle direction
    6. Schematic of a RICH prototype
    7. Total error per photoelectron vs gamma
    8. Proton/Pion/Kaon separation vs Momentum
    9. Proton/Electron separation (3 sigma)
    10. Time schedule - Lavochkin tests
    11. Index of refraction, Transmission, QE for NaF
    12. Velocity resolution and number of photons for n=1.15
    13. Measured clarity coefficient of LLNL sample
    14. Number of Photons and Velocity resolution of Aerogel
    15. Mass Reconstruction of Beryllium isotopes
    16. Indeces of Refraction of Magnisium and Lithium Fluoride

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    1. The Title page and the Conclusions
    2. Section One: Introduction and Physics
    3. Section Two: Approach
    4. Section Three: Issues for this R and D
    5. Section Four: Budgets and Schedules
    6. Appendix One
    7. Appendix Two
    8. Appendix Three
    9. Bibliography

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