Speaker
Peter Krizan
(Univ. Ljubljana)
Description
The paper will review recent progress in particle identification methods. After
a survey of motivations and requirements for particle identification in various
experimental environments, the main emphasis will be on the development of
new ring imaging Cerenkov counters. A number of new techniques has emerged
recently, from upgrades of existing devices to a novel focusing radiator concept
and new photon detectors. The benefits will be discussed of including a precise
measurement of the time of arrival of Cerenkov photons, from reducing the
background level to the much more ambitious use in combined time-of-flight
(TOF) or time-of-propagation counters. The paper will also discuss progress in
dedicated TOF counters with recently developed very fast photon detectors.
Author
Peter Krizan
(Univ. Ljubljana)
