Simulation study of the ATLAS Muon Drift Tube Chambers performance in presence of magnetic field

Author

Avramidou, R. ; Mermigka, K. ; Gazis, E.N. ; Veenhof, R.

Author_Institution

Athens Nat. Tech. Univ.

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006

Firstpage

1008

Lastpage

1011

Abstract

Detailed simulation studies have been performed investigating the properties of the nominal ATLAS monitored drift tube (MDT) chamber gas (Ar/CO₂-93/7) in presence of magnetic field. Results of the effect of magnetic field varying from 0.1 T to 1.5 T on muon tracks passing at different distances from the tube anode wire will be discussed. The simulation was based on the use of MAGBOLTZ and GARFIELD programs. Emphasis is given to the reliability of the second simulation program, which has been verified with comparisons of precision measurements provided in the bibliography.

Keywords

drift chambers; magnetic field effects; muon detection; 0.1 to 1.5 T; ATLAS MDT chamber gas; ATLAS muon drift tube chambers; GARFIELD program; MAGBOLTZ program; magnetic field effect; monitored drift tube; muon tracks; Anodes; Argon; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic properties; Mesons; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Toroidal magnetic fields; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0560-2

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356017

Filename

4179171