Characterisation of Hybrid Photon Detectors for the LHCb and an analysis of the rare decay BOS -> ØØ
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2008Author
McCarron, Judith
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Abstract
The LHCb experiment at CERN is nearing completion and is expected to begin operation
in 2008. It will make precision measurements of Charge-Parity in the B meson
system. Two Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors provide excellent charged particle recognition,
particularly in their separation of kaons and pions. This thesis outlines the production
and testing of Hybrid Photon Detectors, used to measure Cherenkov light in
the Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors. We also report an analysis of the rare decay
Bos -> ØØ