Abstract:
A short review of 50 years of work done with Cherenkov detectors in laboratories at the Lebedev Physical Institute is presented. The report considers some issues concerning the use of Cherenkov total absorption counters based on lead glass and heavy crystals in accelerator experiments.
Keywords:electron beams, Cherenkov radiation, Cherenkov total absorption counters, spatial and energy resolutions.
PACS:29.20.-c, 29.40.Ka, 41.60.Bq
Received:February 24, 2015 Accepted: December 17, 2014