| PID capability on test beam data |
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typical values (single photon |
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| resolution
13mrad and 6 detected |
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| Cherenkov
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| 5.3mrad; |
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4.3sigma p/K separation a 4GeV/c. |
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| Illustration of
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| Photon
detector: array of 16 H8500 PMTs |
