prism tilt

Performance of the Barrel DIRC with tilted back side of the prism.

  • PandaRoot simulations without field
  • configuration with narrow bars, 3 layer spherical lens, and 8 MCPs layout with ~17 mm gap
  • default radii of the lenses ([95,50], PbF2). Same for all prisms configurations
  • pions and kaons @ p = 3.5 GeV/c phi = 10.825 deg
  • time-imaging reconstruction with full-simulated pdfs
  • 30k tracks for pdf generation (per each particle species); 5k for determining separation
  • ~2 mrad tracking resolution
  • realistic time precision
  • QE=18(24)% ( black curve). CE=95%
  • spatial QE = 1

Example of the prism with 70 degree back side:

Performance @ 22,50 and 90 degree polar angle of the tracks:

Geometrical reconstruction:

Time imaging:

Hit pattern for 90 degree polar angle of the pions/kaons @ 76 degree back side angle:

Hit pattern for 90 degree polar angle of the pions/kaons @ 90 degree back side angle: