Calibration of RPC-based muon detector at BESⅢ

The calibration algorithm for RPC-based muon detector at BESIII has been developed. The calibration method, calibration error and algorithm performance are studied. The primary results of efficiency and noise at layer, module and strip levels have been calibrated with cosmic ray data. The calibration constants are available for simulation and reconstruction tuning. The results of Monte Carlo and data are also compared to check the validation and reliability of the algorithm.     

Software alignment of the BESⅢ main drift chamber using the Kalman Filter method

Software alignment is quite important for a tracking detector to reach its ultimate position accuracy and momentum resolution. We developed a new alignment algorithm for the BESⅢ Main Drift Chamber using the Kalman Filter method. Two different types of data which are helix tracks and straight tracks are used to test this algorithm, and the results show that the design and implementation is successful.     

利用BESⅢ的双层TOF寻找D~0-■混合的研究(英文)

在ψ(3770)处,D0→K-π+是研究D0-■混合的非常理想的衰变道．实验上,良好的K／π识别技术将对寻找D0-■混合过程起着决定性的作用．在BESⅢ实验的物理预研究中,发现利用飞行时间的信息,能够精确测定末态中含有多条带电径迹事例的起始时间,从而可以改善飞行时间计数器的时间分辨率．进一步的研究表明,应用该方法后,BESⅢ双层TOF的时间分辨率从～78ps降到～64ps．按照20fb-1的ψ(3770)数据量进行估算,在95％置信度下,D0-■混合率的上限值可以提高7％左右．     

Study of BESⅢ MUC offine software with cosmic-ray data

Cosmic-ray data of 90 M events have been collected and used for calibration,alignment as well as detector tuning. A special tracking algorithm for the BESⅢ muon counter is developed and verified with Monte-Carlo simulation and then further confirmed with the cosmic-ray data. The obtained strip resolutions are in good agreement with the design values. A new alignment approach for the BESⅢ muon counter is confirmed with the cosmic-ray data and proposed to be used in future analysis of experimental data.     

Studies of dE/dx measurements with the BESⅢ

The Beijing Spectrometer Ⅲ（BESⅢ）is a general-purpose detector used for the study of τ-charm physics at the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider Ⅱ（BEPC Ⅱ）.This paper presents our studies of the dE/dx measurement in the drift chamber of BESⅢ,which is important for the identification of charged particles.Corrections applied to the dE/dx measurement in data reconstruction are discussed.After our current dE/dx calibration,a resolution of about 6% has been obtained for minimum ionization particles,and a 3σ K/πseparation is obtained for momenta up to 760 MeV/c.These results meet the design goals of the BESⅢ drift chamber.     

BESⅢ主漂移室径迹的外推和径迹匹配

BESⅢ主漂移室重建径迹的外推算法采用面向对象的设计方法, 利用GEANT4部分代码开发实现, 它提供主漂移室带电径迹外推到外部其他子探测器上的预期径迹信息. 该算法的外推过程考虑了带电径迹在磁场中的偏转以及与探测器物质相互作用造成的电离能损, 并为径迹参数计算考虑了库仑多次散射效应影响在内的参数误差矩阵. 经检查, 主漂移室径迹的外推结果和完全模拟结果一致, 并且径迹外推的结果能够成功用于各个子探测器测量径迹间的匹配, 这些工作为分析实验数据作了必要的准备, 能够满足BESⅢ实验的使用要求.     

BESⅢ主漂移室基于模式匹配的径迹重建

BESⅢ主漂移室径迹重建算法MdcPatRec, 是采用面向对象技术用C++开发的软件. 该算法使用模式匹配的方式寻找径迹段, 连接径迹段为径迹并进行最小二乘拟合. 使用模拟数据对算法进行了检验, 结果表明该径迹重建算法能够提供高的重建效率和好的动量分辨, 各项指标均达到设计要求. 同时具有好的抗噪声能力, 可以满足BESⅢ的使用要求.     

Track reconstruction using the TSF method for the BESⅢ main drift chamber

We describe the algorithm to reconstruct the charged tracks for BESⅢ main drift chamber at BEPCⅡ, including the track finding and fitting. With a new method of the Track Segment Finder (TSF), the results of present study indicate that the algorithm can reconstruct the charged tracks over a wide range of momentum with high efficiency, while improving the robustness against the background noise in the drift chamber. The overall performances, including spatial resolution, momentum resolution and secondary vertices reconstruction efficiency, etc. satisfy the requirements of BESⅢ experiment.