Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
We have designed a threshold Cherenkov detector at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory to identify muons with momenta between 230 and 350 MeV/c. We investigated the properties of three aerogels for the design. The nominal indices of refraction weren= 1.03, 1.07, 1.12, respectively. Two of the samples are of high density aerogel not commonly used for Cherenkov light detection. We present results of an examination of some optical properties of the aerogel samples and present basic test beam results.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Cremaldi et al. (2009) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: