• DocumentCode
    3339449
  • Title

    Detector upgrade R&D of the CMS Hadronic Endcap and Forward calorimeters

  • Author

    Akgun, Ugur

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
  • Firstpage
    827
  • Lastpage
    831
  • Abstract
    The CMS Hadronic Endcap (HE) and Hadronic Forward (HF) calorimeters cover the pseudorapidity range of from 1.4 to 5 on both sides of the CMS detector, contributing to superior jet and missing transverse energy resolutions. Here we discuss possible upgrade scenarios for both calorimeters. Recent studies revealed abnormally high amplitude signals due to punch through charged particles, mostly muons, producing Cherenkov photons at the HF calorimeter PMT window. Our studies show that these events can be eliminated either by using the timing properties, or replacing the HF PMTs with new generation four anode PMTs. As the integrated luminosity of the LHC increases, the scintillator tiles used in the CMS Hadronic Endcap calorimeter will lose their efficiency. This report outlines two possible radiation hard upgrade scenarios based on replacing the HE scintillators with quartz plates.
  • Keywords
    Cherenkov counters; particle calorimetry; position sensitive particle detectors; solid scintillation detectors; CMS detector; Cherenkov photons; HE photomultiplier tubes; HE scintillators; HF PMTs; abnormally high amplitude signals; anode PMTs; charged particles; compact muon solenoid hadronic endcap calorimeters; compact muon solenoid hadronic forward calorimeter; quartz plates; radiation hard upgrade scenarios; scintillator tiles; superior jet resolution; timing properties; transverse energy resolutions; Anodes; Collision mitigation; Detectors; Energy resolution; Hafnium; Helium; Large Hadron Collider; Mesons; Tiles; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3961-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402384
  • Filename
    5402384