Cherenkov detectors
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Cherenkov detectors are particle detectors that identify and measure high-speed charged particles by capturing the characteristic light they emit when traveling faster than the speed of light in a medium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherenkov detectors canonical | 3 |
| DIRC (Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov light) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle detector
ⓘ
radiation detector ⓘ |
| advantage |
fast timing response
ⓘ
good particle identification at high momentum ⓘ |
| application |
background rejection
ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ neutrino astronomy ⓘ particle identification ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cherenkov radiation ⓘ |
| detects |
Cherenkov photons
ⓘ
charged particles ⓘ |
| historicalConcept |
Cherenkov radiation
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherenkov effect
|
| infers |
particle mass from momentum and Cherenkov angle
ⓘ
particle velocity from Cherenkov angle ⓘ |
| limitation | insensitive to slow particles below Cherenkov threshold ⓘ |
| measures |
direction of charged particles
ⓘ
energy of charged particles ⓘ velocity of charged particles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pavel Cherenkov ⓘ |
| physicalPrinciple | charged particle moving faster than phase velocity of light in medium ⓘ |
| produces | Cherenkov light cone ⓘ |
| requires | refractive index greater than 1 ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo |
particle charge
ⓘ
particle direction ⓘ particle speed ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
differential Cherenkov detector
ⓘ
imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope ⓘ ring-imaging Cherenkov detector ⓘ threshold detector ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astroparticle physics
ⓘ
cosmic ray experiments ⓘ high-energy physics experiments ⓘ medical imaging ⓘ neutrino observatories ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ reactor monitoring ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
light guide
ⓘ
optical mirror ⓘ photodiode ⓘ photomultiplier tube ⓘ silicon photomultiplier ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
aerogel
ⓘ
dielectric medium ⓘ heavy water ⓘ noble gas ⓘ organic liquid ⓘ water ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DIRC (Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov light)