Title :
First results of the PixelGEM central tracking system of COMPASS
Author :
Krämer, M. ; Angerer, H. ; Austregesilo, A. ; Haas, F. ; Ketzer, B. ; Konorov, I. ; Mann, A. ; Nagel, T. ; Paul, S. ; Uhl, S.
Author_Institution :
Technische Universitÿt Mÿnchen, Physik Department E18, 85748 Garching, Germany
Abstract :
For its physics program with a high-intensity hadron beam of up to 2 · 107 particles/s, the COMPASS experiment at CERN requires tracking of charged particles scattered by very small angles with respect to the incident beam direction. While good resolution in time and space is mandatory, the challenge is imposed by the high beam intensity, requiring radiation-hard detectors which add very little material to the beam path in order to minimize secondary interactions.
Keywords :
Detectors; Magnetic flux; Mesons; Particle beams; Particle scattering; Particle tracking; Protons; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774977
