Status and Performance of the GlueX DIRC

Sep 15, 2025, 1:45 PM
20m
Ketteler-Saal

Ketteler-Saal

Talk Cherenkov light imaging in current particle and nuclear physics experiments Cherenkov light imaging in current particle and nuclear physics experiments

Speaker

Justin Stevens (William & Mary)

Description

The GlueX experiment is located in experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab (JLab) and provides a unique capability to search for hybrid mesons in high-energy photoproduction, utilizing a ~9 GeV linearly polarized photon beam. Since 2020 a Detector of Internally Reflected Cherenkov light (DIRC) has been in use at GlueX, utilizing components from the decommissioned BaBar DIRC. In this contribution we will discuss the status and performance of the GlueX DIRC with the data collected to date, including recent developments in the use of machine learning for particle identification.

Author

Justin Stevens (William & Mary)

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