Instrumentation of the very forward region of a linear collider detector

Author

Abramowicz, H. ; Afanaciev, K. ; Denisov, S. ; Dollan, R. ; Drachenberg, D. ; Drugakov, V. ; Emeliantchik, I. ; Erin, S. ; Ingbir, R. ; Kananov, S. ; Kowal, A. ; Kouznetsova, E. ; Kwee, R. ; Lange, W. ; Levy, A. ; Lohmann, W. ; Lukasik, J. ; Luz, M. ; Mil

Author_Institution

Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel

Volume

51

Issue

6

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2983

Lastpage

2989

Abstract

The very forward region of a detector at a linear e⁺e^- collider is a particularly challenging area for instrumentation. In the TESLA detector, two calorimeters, BeamCal (Beam Calorimeter) and LumiCal (Luminosity Calorimeter) are planned. The BeamCal is positioned just adjacent to the beampipe. It will be hit by beamstrahlung remnants giving a deposition of several tens of TeV per bunch crossing. The distribution of this energy will be measured to assist in tuning the beams. Single high-energy electrons will be identified and measured. High-energy electron identification is particularly important to veto backgrounds to new particle searches. Several technological options for BeamCal are discussed. Monte Carlo simulations are presented for a diamond/tungsten sandwich structure and compared to results obtained for a heavy element crystal calorimeter. First, tests of sensors are described. The LumiCal will measure larger polar angles than the BeamCal. It will provide a high-precision (O(10^-4)) luminosity measurement from Bhabha scattering. Monte Carlo simulations to optimize the shape and the structure of the calorimeter are presented.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; electron accelerators; linear colliders; particle beam bunching; particle beam diagnostics; particle calorimetry; radiation hardening (electronics); semiconductor counters; Bhabha scattering; LumiCal; Monte Carlo simulations; TESLA detector; beam calorimeter; beam diagnostics; beampipe; beamstrahlung remnants; bunch crossing; diamond/tungsten sandwich structure; heavy element crystal calorimeter; high-precision luminosity measurement; instrumentation; linear electron-positron collider; luminosity calorimeter; particle searches; polar angles; radiation hard calorimeters; semiconductor counters; sensors; single high-energy electrons; Detectors; Electrons; Energy measurement; Instruments; Particle beam measurements; Sandwich structures; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Testing; Tungsten; Tuning;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2004.839097

Filename

1369422