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The High Energy Light Isotope eXperiment (HELIX) is a balloon-borne experiment which studies cosmic ray propagation through precision isotope measurement. One of the sub-detectors is the Ring Imaging CHerenkov (RICH) detector, which is used to measure the velocity of incoming particles. The RICH has a radiator plane made of aerogel tiles, followed by the focal plane which detects the Cherenkov light using an array of 12800 Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs). One of the detector upgrades being considered is changing the current radiator to dual-layered aerogel. To test this performance, a small test apparatus will be built. I will present the characterization of the CITIROC, that will be used for readout of the SiPMs on the focal plane of this test apparatus.
| What area of study best describes your talk? | Hardware / Hands-on |
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