Data acquisition, monitoring and control for the RICH detectors of LHCb

The Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors of the LHCb experiment will offer a powerful tool for particle identification in the momentum range from 1 to . In order to achieve this, a thorough commissioning phase has now started spanning photon detector integration to offline alignment procedures. This paper will focus on alignment, detector monitoring and control issues, as well as data quality tests. The operation of the photon detectors, readout chain and data acquisition in the experimental environment will be covered.