PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION IN PARTICLE PHYSICS (TIPP 2011)
Issue Date:
2012
Abstract(summary):
The upgrade of the Jefferson Lab accelerator to 12 GeV electron beam energy, combined with that of the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS12) located in Hall B, will provide the unique combination of wide kinematical coverage, high beam intensity (luminosity), high energy, high polarization, and advanced detection capabilities required to study Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) in greater details. A Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) will significantly enhance CLAS12 particle identification capabilities by providing clean separation between pions, kaons and protons over momenta from 2 to 8 GeV/c. A detailed simulation of a preliminary design of the RICH detector for CLAS12 using GEANT-4 Monte-Carlo will be presented. A reconstruction algorithm based on a likelihood approach will be discussed. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B. V. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of the organizing committee for TIPP 11.