ALICE光子谱仪光子判别能力模拟研究

光子判别能力是ALICE光子谱仪PHOS的重要性能指标之一. 利用ALIROOT软件包对0.5—100 GeV能量范围随机分布的7种粒子n, p,π+, K+和γ入射到PHOS上时光子判别的效率和纯度进行模拟研究. 在簇射形状分析中, 采用主成分分析方法将7参数分析问题约简为2参数, 并与7参数拓扑分析结果进行了比较. 给出了不同能区中光子判别效率与纯度的关系.The photon discrimination power of the ALICE photon spectrometer is simulated for incident particles n, p,π+, K+and γ with random energy distribution in the range from 0.5 to 100 GeV. The pricipale component analysis method is used to reduce the number of parameters in the shower shape analysis, and the results are compared with that from the seven parameter topology analysis.The efficiency dependence of purity for the photon discrimination is obtained for the deposited energy range 0.5—10, 10—20, 20—50 and 50—100 GeV.     

北京谱仪电子学系统简介

 北京谱仪电子学系统是北京谱仪的重要组成部分是一套大型精密而复杂的电子学系统.全系统含21300多个电子学通道和一套精密完善的校准刻度系统,对来自谱仪探测器的在高能粒子“对撞”反应中所产生的大量电信号进行高速读出和暂存,有选择地进行数字化和数据预处理,并通知“在线”计算机将其结果取走记入磁带.     

北京谱仪μ子计数器性能的研究

研究了北京谱仪μ子计数器的性能,对刻度和重建方法作了改进和完善,纠正了在γ–φ方向上μ子鉴别的系统偏差,更好地确定了z向位置坐标,改善了位置分辨率。     

中子闪烁探测器前端电子学的抗饱和改进

 ICF实验会产生大量X射线和γ射线,其在光电倍增管（PMT）中产生的脉冲信号过大,导致前端电子学电路饱和,严重影响电路的正常工作和中子飞行时间的测量。结合前端电子学系统的结构,对电路饱和的原因进行了深入分析,提出了非线性抗饱和电路改进方案,并进行了仿真和实验研究。仿真结果表明,该设计方案能够大幅衰减大信号而确保小信号的通过,信号通过后电路基线能在35 ns内恢复;电路的实测结果与仿真结果基本相同。这表明：采取的方案简洁有效,能够确保输入高达数十V脉冲的情况下电路的正常工作。目前这一电路已经得到应用,并将安装在某大型激光原型的大阵列中子探测器上。     

中子闪烁探测器前端电子学的抗饱和改进

ICF实验会产生大量X射线和γ射线,其在光电倍增管（PMT）中产生的脉冲信号过大,导致前端电子学电路饱和,严重影响电路的正常工作和中子飞行时间的测量。结合前端电子学系统的结构,对电路饱和的原因进行了深入分析,提出了非线性抗饱和电路改进方案,并进行了仿真和实验研究。仿真结果表明,该设计方案能够大幅衰减大信号而确保小信号的通过,信号通过后电路基线能在35 ns内恢复;电路的实测结果与仿真结果基本相同。这表明：采取的方案简洁有效,能够确保输入高达数十V脉冲的情况下电路的正常工作。目前这一电路已经得到应用,并将安装在某大型激光原型的大阵列中子探测器上。     

基于ASIC芯片的硅微条阵列探测器多通道前端电子学模块设计

描述了为兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环(HIRFL-CSR)外靶实验系统硅微条阵列探测器而设计的前端电子学模块。该模块采用专用ASIC芯片,可以处理96路能量信号。对前端电子学模块的性能进行了测试,结果表明,该模块在0.1～0.7 V范围内的积分非线性好于0.3%;其电子学分辨好于0.45%,最大串扰小于10%;通道一致性测试结果好于1.3%;在室温下连续工作24 h后,零点峰位最大漂移为1.48 m V。     

北京谱仪μ子计数器离线数据刻度研究

介绍了北京谱仪(BES)μ子计数器的结构,分析了μ子计数器z向位置分辨变坏的主要因素,通过研究μ子计数器离线数据刻度基本原理和刻度方法,采用新的刻度方法解决了μ子计数器z向位置分辨变坏的问题,使μ子计数器z向位置分辨提高了20%.     

用超导隧道结产生和接收声子的声子谱仪

本文叙述了用超导隧道结产生和接收声子的声子谱仪的工作原理及其测量电路.给出了用 Sn-I-Sn 声子发生器,Al-I-Al 声子检测器,硅单晶样品的声子谱仪的实验结果.     

LHC能区ALICE实验及其PHOS触发选判

综述了CERN/LHC能区的大型重离子碰撞实验(ALICE)的现状, 并对ALICE实验中的光子谱仪(PHOS)的触发选判机制进行了模拟研究.     

High pt and photon physics with ALICE at LHC

ALICE,A Large Ion Collider Experiment,is dedicated to study the QCD matter at extreme high temperature and density to understand the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) and phase transition.High-transversemomentum photons and neutral mesons from the initial hard scattering of partons can be measured with ALICE calorimeters,PHOS (PHOton Spectrometer) and EMCAL (ElectroMagnetic CALorimeter).Combing the additional central tracking detectors,the γ-jet and π 0-jet measurements thus can be accessed.These measurements offer us a sensitive tomography probe of the hot-dense medium generated in the heavy ion collisions.In this paper,high p T and photon physics is discussed and the ALICE calorimeters capabilities of high-transverse-momentum neutral mesons and γ-jet measurements are presented.     

Track matching study from TPC to PHOS in ALICE

We present a study for matching charged tracks reconstructed from the ALICE tracking detectors with the clusters measured in the photon spectrometer. Matching efficiency and contaminations due to wrong matches have been deduced for charged pions and muons. For electrons, the effect of the material in front of PHOS is discussed.     

Track matching study from TPC to PHOS in ALICE

We present a study for matching charged tracks reconstructed from the ALICE tracking detectors with the clusters measured in the photon spectrometer.Matching efficiency and contaminations due to wrong matches have been deduced for charged pions and muons.For electrons,the effect of the material in front of PHOS is discussed.     

High pt and photon physics with ALICE at LHC

ALICE,A Large Ion Collider Experiment,is dedicated to study the QCD matter at extreme high temperature and density to understand the Quark Gluon Plasma （QGP） and phase transition.High-transversemomentum photons and neutral mesons from the initial hard scattering of partons can be measured with ALICE calorimeters,PHOS （PHOton Spectrometer） and EMCAL （ElectroMagnetic CALorimeter）.Combing the additional central tracking detectors,the γ-jet and π 0-jet measurements thus can be accessed.These measurements offer us a sensitive tomography probe of the hot-dense medium generated in the heavy ion collisions.In this paper,high p T and photon physics is discussed and the ALICE calorimeters capabilities of high-transverse-momentum neutral mesons and γ-jet measurements are presented.     

Heavy flavour capabilities of the ALICE transition radiation detector

The ALICE Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) enhances the detection sensitivity of heavy-flavour production of the ALICE experiment at the LHC by providing electron identification above and fast trigger capabilities above . The combined particle identification from the Inner Tracking System (ITS), the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) and the Transition Radiation Detector enables measurements of D-mesons and B-mesons and, potentially, the Λ_b, assuming the reconstruction of the .     

Photon discrimination simulation with the PCA method

The shower shape of n,n,p,p,K+,π+ and photons,generated by JPCIAE code for 5.5 TeV/A 208Pb+208Pb collisions,incident on the ALICE photon spectrometer(PHOS),is analyzed with the principal component analysis(PCA) method.The efficiency dependence of purity for the photon discrimination is simulated for the deposited energy ranges 0.5-2 GeV,2-10 GeV,10-50 GeV and 50-100 GeV.The result shows that in the energy range of 0.5 to 100 GeV,the efficiency of the photon identification can reach 90% with purity of 90%.     

用PCA方法模拟光子鉴别

The shower shape of n, n^-, p, p^-, K^＋, π^＋ and photons, generated by JPCIAE code for 5.5 TeV/A ^208pb＋^208pb collisions, incident on the ALICE photon spectrometer （PHOS）, is analyzed with the principal component analysis （PCA） method. The efficiency dependence of purity for the photon discrimination is simulated for the deposited energy ranges 0.5-2 GeV, 2-10 GeV, 10-50 GeV and 50-100 GeV. The result shows that in the energy range of 0.5 to 100 GeV, the efficiency of the photon identification can reach 90% with purity of 90%.     

Simulations of the PHOS detector in the ALICE experiment at CERN

In 2005 the ALICE experiment will start at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. It will investigate hot and dense strongly interacting matter formed in heavy ion collisions. The photon spectrometer of the ALICE detector will be designed to identify direct photons. To optimize the detector, simulations will be carried out.