Glass-coated beryllium mirrors for the LHCb RICH1 detector

Journal article

The design, manufacture and testing of lightweight glass-coated beryllium spherical converging mirrors for the RICH1 detector of the LHCb experiment are described. The mirrors need to be lightweight to minimize the material budget and fluorocarbon-compatible to avoid degradation in the RICH1 C4F10 gas radiator. Results of the optical measurements for small-sized prototypes and for a full-sized prototype mirror are reported. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Authors: Barber, G; Brook, N; Cameron, W; D'Ambrosio, C; Frei, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS and METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
• Volume: 570
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 565-572
• Publication date: 2007-01-21
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.356
• ISSN: 0168-9002
• Language: English
• Keywords: LHCb; RICH; beryllium mirror