TORCH

A large-area detector for precision time-of-flight measurements

 Coordinatore THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD 

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 Nazionalità Coordinatore United Kingdom [UK]
 Totale costo 2˙696˙243 €
 EC contributo 2˙696˙243 €
 Programma FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call ERC-2011-ADG_20110209
 Funding Scheme ERC-AG
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-06-01   -   2017-05-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH

 Organization address address: ROUTE DE MEYRIN CERN
city: GENEVA 23
postcode: 1211

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Svetlomir
Cognome: Stavrev
Email: send email
Telefono: +41 22 767 31 05
Fax: +41 22 767 2700

CH (GENEVA 23) beneficiary 1˙394˙700.00
2    UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

 Organization address address: TYNDALL AVENUE SENATE HOUSE
city: BRISTOL
postcode: BS8 1TH

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Audrey
Cognome: Michael
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 117 3317371

UK (BRISTOL) beneficiary 454˙460.33
3    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

 Organization address address: GOWER STREET
city: LONDON
postcode: WC1E 6BT

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Giles
Cognome: Machell
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 20 3108 9375

UK (LONDON) beneficiary 28˙390.67
4    THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

 Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square
city: OXFORD
postcode: OX1 2JD

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Gill
Cognome: Wells
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1865 289800
Fax: +44 1865 289801

UK (OXFORD) hostInstitution 818˙692.00
5    THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

 Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square
city: OXFORD
postcode: OX1 2JD

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Neville
Cognome: Harnew
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1865 273316
Fax: +44 1865 273418

UK (OXFORD) hostInstitution 818˙692.00

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nuclear    detectors    imaging    space    micro    photon    mcp    time    optical    torch    channel    particle    mcps    quartz    precision    resolution    detector    cherenkov    photons    flight    physics    plate   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'We propose to construct and prototype an innovative high-precision time-of-flight system suitable for large areas, up to tens of square metres. The TORCH (Time Of internally Reflected CHerenkov light) detector provides a time-of-flight measurement from the imaging of photons emitted in a 1 cm thick quartz radiator, based on the Cherenkov principle. The photons propagate by total internal reflection to the edge of the quartz plane and are then focused onto an array of Micro-Channel Plate (MCP) photon detectors at the periphery of the detector. A timing resolution of 15 ps per particle can be achieved over a flight distance of 10 m. This will allow particle identification in the challenging intermediate momentum region, up to 20 GeV/c. The TORCH detector is highly compact, and the technique will have wide-ranging use in particle and nuclear physics experiments, and especially those where space is at a premium. The work involves a number of ground-breaking and challenging techniques. We will develop ultra-fast Micro-Channel Plate (MCP) photon detectors that can survive for several years in high radiation environments. The MCPs will be procured in industry to our specification with customized active area and granularity. We will also develop state-of-the-art electronics to read out the MCPs with picosecond precision. Photon imaging will be achieved with milliradian resolution over the large optical volume of the TORCH. Whilst the TORCH detector has its primary application in the field of particle physics, the MCP and optical developments will also have applications in space physics, nuclear physics, as well as medical imaging.'

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