The forward time projection chamber in STAR Article

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Overview

abstract

• Two cylindrical forward TPC detectors are described which were constructed to extend the phase space coverage of the STAR experiment to the region 2.5 < |η| < 4.0. For optimal use of the available space and in order to cope with the high track density of central Au %2bAu collisions at RHIC, a novel design was developed using radial drift in a low diffusion gas. From prototype measurements a 2-track resolution of 1-2 mm is expected. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Ackermann K.H.
• Bieser F.
• Brady F.P.
• Cebra D.
• Draper J.E.
• Eckardt V.
• Eggert T.
• Fessler H.
• Foley K.J.
• Ghazikhanian V.
• Hallman T.J.
• Heffner M.
• Hümmler H.
• Klay J.
• Klein S.R.
• Lebedev A.
• LeVine M.J.
• Ljubicic T.
• Lo Curto G.
• Longacre R.S.
• Oldenburg M.
• Ritter H.G.
• Romero J.L.
• Schmitz N.
• Schüttauf A.
• Seyboth J.
• Seyboth P.
• Vidal Borbolla Miguel Angel
• Whitten Jr. C.
• Yamamoto E.

publication date

• 2003-01-01

published in

• Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment  Journal

Research

keywords

• Laser calibration; Readout electronics; Time projection chamber; Track reconstruction Algorithms; Cylinders (shapes); Gold; Heavy ions; Magnetic fields; Forward time projection chambers (FTPC); Laser calibration; Readout electronics; Track reconstruction; Particle detectors

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01968-X

Additional Document Info

start page

• 713

end page

• 719

volume

• 499

issue

• 2-3