Silicon-tungsten calorimeter for the forward direction in the PHENIX experiment at RHIC |
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Authors: | E Kistenev |
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Institution: | (1) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, NY 11973, USA |
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Abstract: | The PHENIX detector at RHIC has been designed to study hadronic and leptonic signatures of the Quark Gluon Plasma in heavy
ion collisions and spin dependent structure functions in polarized proton collisions. The baseline detector measures muons
in two muon spectrometers located forward and backward of mid-rapidity, and measures hadrons, electrons, and photons in two
central spectrometer arms, each of which covers 90. in azimuth and 0.35 units of rapidity. Further progress requires extending
rapidity coverage for hadronic and electromagnetic signatures by upgrading the functionality of the PHENIX muon spectrometers
to include photon and jet measurement capabilities. Tungsten calorimeters with silicon pixel readout and fine transverse and
longitudinal segmentation are proposed to attain this goal. The use of such a design provides the highest density and finest
granularity possible in a calorimeter.
for the PHENIX Forward Calorimeter Collaboration
Presented in the Poster Session “Future Experiments and Facilities” at the 18th International Conference “Quark Matter 2005”,
Budapest, Hungary, 4–9 August 2005. |
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Keywords: | calorimeter forward spectrometer mechanical design analog and digital readout electronics triggering |
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