Study of MicroPattern Gaseous detectors with novel nanodiamond based photocathodes for single photon detection in EIC RICH

Understand

Identification of high momentum hadrons at the future EIC is crucial, gaseous RICH detectors are therefore viable option.

• Compact collider setups impose to construct RICHes with small radiator length, hence significantly limiting the number of detected photons.
• More photons can be detected in the far UV region, using a windowless RICH approach.
• QE of CsI degrades under strong irradiation and air contamination.