Plans for novel Cherenkov detectors at the Super Charm-Tau Factory in Novosibirsk

Abstract

The future e + e − Super Charm-Tau Factory (SCTF) to be built at Novosibirsk will cover an energy range of 2 – 7 GeV. The projected record luminosity of 1035 cm −2 s −1 and the longitudinal polarization of the electrons will enable a wide range of standard model precision tests and options for the discovery of flavor violating decays beyond the standard model. A 4π detector with excellent particle identification (PID) is required with challenging μ/π-separation in the range 0.2 – 1.2 GeV/c. This talk focuses on two new concepts and the first tests of novel Cherenkov detectors for SCTF, a focusing aerogel RICH (FARICH) and a focusing DIRC (fDIRC). Both require single-photon detection with good coordinate and timing resolution. The prototyping for both versions already started at BINP and Giessen. The tests include various photon detectors (MCP-PMT, SIPM, MPPC). The first results using cosmic muons at the Giessen Cosmic Station are presented.