Results from the STAR TPC system test

Author

Betts, W. ; Bieser, F. ; Bossingham, R. ; Botlo, M. ; Cherney, M. ; Chrin, J. ; Colarco, P. ; Crawford, H. ; Diaz, H. ; Dao, K. ; Greiner, D.E. ; Greiner, L. ; Hjort, E.L. ; Jacobson, S. ; Jared, R.C. ; Judd, E. ; Klein, S.R. ; Lebedev, A.N. ; LeVine, M.J

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

112

Abstract

A system test of various components of the Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR) detector, operating in concert, has recently come on-line. Communication between a major sub-detector, a sector of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC), and the trigger, data acquisition and slow controls systems has been established, enabling data from cosmic ray muons to be collected. First results from an analysis of the TPC data are presented. These include measurements of system noise, electronic parameters such as amplifies gains and pedestal values, and tracking resolution for cosmic ray muons and laser induced ionization tracks. A discussion on the experience gained in integrating the different components for the system test is also given

Keywords

data acquisition; detector circuits; nuclear electronics; time projection chambers; STAR TPC system test; amplifies gains; cosmic ray muons; data acquisition; electronic parameters; laser induced ionization tracks; pedestal values; slow controls systems; system noise; time projection chamber; Communication system control; Control systems; Data acquisition; Detectors; Gain measurement; Ionization; Laser noise; Mesons; Noise measurement; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.590917

Filename

590917