Cosmic ray test for a T0 detector

The endcap of time-of-flight (ETOF) detector in BES (Beijing Spectrometer) III is planned to be upgraded by using multi-gap resistive plate chambers (MRPCs) and the designed time resolution of the MRPCs is around 50 ps. Thus a time-zero (T0) detector needs to be built to offer a high quality reference time for the MRPCs beam test. So a T0 detector is built using plastic scintillator tiles (BC420) to couple with four fast phototubes (PMTs, Hamamatsu H6533). The timing properties of the detector is studied by using a cosmic ray test and factors related to the time resolution, such as plastic scintillator size, readout mode and angle effects, are discussed. T0 detector timing resolutions of ～41-62 ps are achieved, which means that the T0 detector can be used in the MRPC beam test.     

Design and test of a Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber with Long readout-strip （LMRPC）

A new kind （two end readout） of Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber with long readout-strip （LMRPC） is developed to be used at the large-area Muon Telescope Detector （MTD） at mid-rapidity at RHIC/STAR experiment for Time-of-Flight （TOF） measurement. The LMRPC has an active area of 87 cm× 17 cm, 10 gas gaps of 250 μm arranged in 2 stacks, with readout strips of 2.5 cm wide and 90 cm long. The considerations in LMRPC design related to its performance are discussed in this paper. The cosmic ray test results of a prototype LMRPC show a detection efficiency 〉95% and the time resolution -70 ps.     

闪烁体荧光传输特性对ETOF探测器性能的影响

为了对BESⅢ端盖飞行时间探测器(ETOF)的测试结果给出合理的解释, 采用Monte Carlo模拟软件包Geant4, 对该探测器测量高能带电粒子的性能进行模拟研究. 详细探讨了当粒子击中ETOF模块不同位置时, 其闪烁体荧光传输特性与探测器模块输出信号之间的关联, 以及PMT输出信号甄别阈值的选取对闪烁探测器本征时间分辨的影响, 并寻找可能的改善时间分辨的方法. 为进一步提高ETOF的性能提供参考.     

一种新型时间测量探测器──多气隙电阻板室

介绍了具有6层气隙的电阻板室的结构和工作原理.用动量7GeV/c的粒子束测量了该探测器的性能,得到时间分辨为60—70ps,探测效率大于97%.在动量为3GeV/c的正电荷粒子束流测试中,用该探测器获得了p和π的时间谱,实现了很好的粒子分辨.     

A GEANT4 simulation study of BESⅢ endcap TOF upgrade

A GEANT4-based Monte-Carlo (MC) model is developed to study the performance of endcap time-of-flight (ETOF) at BESⅢ. It's found that the multiple scattering effects, mainly from the materials at the MDC endcap, can cause multi-hit on the ETOF's readout cell and significantly influence the timing property of ETOF. A multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) with a smaller readout cell structure is more suitable for the ETOF detector due to significantly reduced multi-hit rate (per channel), from 71.5% for currently-used scintillator-based ETOF to 21.8% or 16.7% for MRPC-based ETOF, depending on the readout pad size used. The timing performance of an MRPC ETOF is also improved. These simulation results suggest and guide an ETOF upgrade effort at BESⅢ.     

A prototype MRPC beam test for the BESⅢ ETOF upgrade

A prototype multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) with a 2×6 gap structure is developed for the upgrading of the endcap time-of-flight (ETOF) detector in the Beijing Spectrometer (BESⅢ). The prototype MRPC is tested in the E3 beam line of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC) with secondary charged particles (π and p, etc) of 600 MeV/c. The test results show that the time resolution of the MRPC can reach 50 ps and that the detection efficiency is greater than 98%.     

一道物理竞赛题答案的论证与反思

上海市第24届初中物理竞赛(大同中学杯)复赛试卷的填空题第12题引起了笔者的注意.题目:如图1所示,直角三角板ABC的边长BC=a,AC=b.开始时AB边靠在y轴上,B与坐标原点O重合.今使A点沿y轴负方向朝O点移动,B点沿x轴正方向移动,可知三角板从图1(a)所示的初始     

(S_(nn))~(1/2)=200GeV下Au-Au中心碰撞中Di-omega产额上限的蒙特卡罗模拟(英文)

根据现有的关于(ΩΩ)0 的生成截面的理论计算,利用HIJING事例产生器研究了(S_(nn))~(1/2)=200GeV下Au- Au中心碰撞中(ΩΩ)0 和(NΩ)022产生过程,分别对(ΩΩ)0 的电磁作用产生过程和两步产生过程中的第一步过程进行了(ΩΩ)0 产率的计算,给出了(ΩΩ)0 产额的上限,对于电磁作用过程,其产率为(1.097±0.293)×10-10 同时我们也对(NΩ)022进行了初步的模拟,初步给出了它的产率为(0.894±0.005)×10-4.     

TOFr在STAR实验中的标定方法

基于多气隙电阻板室(MRPC)的STAR飞行时间探测器的一个板条的原型(TOFr)参加了2003年STAR实验的质子–质子对撞和氘–金对撞的物理运行.利用STAR实验中原有的赝顶点位置探测器(pVPD)和时间投影室(TPC),结合TOFr的时间及幅度信号,并考虑TOFr每个探测单元的尺寸,对影响时间分辨的各种因素进行了修正,实现了对TOFr的标定.实验数据给出的TOFr的本征时间分辨为85ps,在两倍标准方差下,其对π/K及K/p分辨的动量分别达到了1.6GeV/c和3.0GeV/c,大大提高了STAR探测器的粒子鉴别能力.