C9 rear window

C9 was upgraded with a new rear window to accomodate the new hodoscope H9 for the E852 1997 run. The window consists of a sandwich of Tedlar, Mylar, Roha-Cell, Mylar, and Kevlar as shown in the figure below:

The material densities are given in the table below.

MaterialThicknessDensity
(cm)(g/cm^2)
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Tedlar0.0059
3M "90" Adhesive (each layer)0.0016
Mylar (each layer)0.0080.0106
Shell Epon (each layer)0.0185
Roha-Cell0.40.0208
Shell Epon (each layer)0.0185
Mylar (each layer)0.0080.0106
3M "90" Adhesive (each layer)0.0016
Kevlar0.0090.0063
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Total window material0.0944

The window material is supported by an angle-aluminum frame just outside the perimeter of the Roha-Cell window body.