The dRICH detector at the ePIC experiment

Luisa Occhiuto; P. Antonioli; L. Barion; F. Bellini; R. S. Bhadauriya; A. Bressan; A. Calivà; M. Capua; C. Chatterjee; M. Contalbrigo; S. Dalla Torre; A. De Caro; D. De Gruttola; L. Dello Stritto; D. Elia; S. Fazio; T. Ghosh; S. Kumar; A. Mastroserio; F. Noferini; C. Pecar; R. Rath; C. Ripoli; M. Ruspa; E. Tassi; S. Vallarino; G. Volpe; A. Vossen

The dRICH detector at the ePIC experiment

Luisa Occhiuto
, P. Antonioli
, L. Barion
, F. Bellini
, R. S. Bhadauriya
, A. Bressan
, A. Calivà
, M. Capua
, C. Chatterjee
, M. Contalbrigo
, S. Dalla Torre
, A. De Caro
, D. De Gruttola
, L. Dello Stritto
, D. Elia
, S. Fazio
, T. Ghosh
, S. Kumar
, A. Mastroserio
, F. Noferini

C. Pecar, R. Rath, C. Ripoli, M. Ruspa, E. Tassi, S. Vallarino, G. Volpe, A. Vossen

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Abstract

ePIC will be a general-purpose detector designed to enable the entire physics program of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at BNL, USA. Several key physics measurements depend on efficient Particle Identification (PID). The PID system of ePIC covers a wide pseudorapidity (-3.3 < η < 3.5) and momentum range. Several technologies have been identified to serve such a purpose. In the forward region (1.5 < η < 3.5) a Dual Ring Imaging Cerenkov detector (dRICH) will be employed to provide efficient and continuous hadron PID from 3 GeV/c to 50 GeV/c and to support the electromagnetic calorimeter by pion rejection in the lower momentum region. The dRICH comprises two different radiators, aerogel and gas (C₂F₆), to cover the entire momentum range. SiPM based photosensors are placed in six spherical sectors to detect Cherenkov photons which are focused by six corresponding spherical mirrors. Here we introduce the dRICH detector and discuss results from simulation studies, with a special focus on the separation power for pions and kaons and its dependency on the particle momentum and pseudorapidity.

Original language	English
Article number	009
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	465
State	Published - 25 Mar 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics, QNP 2024 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 8 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024

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Occhiuto, L., Antonioli, P., Barion, L., Bellini, F., Bhadauriya, R. S., Bressan, A., Calivà, A., Capua, M., Chatterjee, C., Contalbrigo, M., Torre, S. D., De Caro, A., De Gruttola, D., Stritto, L. D., Elia, D., Fazio, S., Ghosh, T., Kumar, S., Mastroserio, A., ... Vossen, A. (2025). The dRICH detector at the ePIC experiment. Proceedings of Science, 465, Article 009.

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