The sPHENIX Micromegas Outer Tracker

Summary, in English

The sPHENIX Time Projection Chamber Outer Tracker (TPOT) is a Micromegas based detector. It is a part of the sPHENIX experiment that aims to facilitate the calibration of the Time Projection Chamber, in particular the correction of the time-averaged and beam-induced distortions of the electron drift. This paper describes the detector mission, setup, construction, installation, commissioning and performance during the first year of sPHENIX data taking.

• Author: S. Aune; B. Azmoun; A. Bonenfant; S. Boose; M. Bregant; D. Cacace; R. W. da Silva; R. Feder; A. Francisco; C. Goblin; A. Grabas; J. S. Haggerty; R. A. Hernandez; H. D.H. Herrera; J. Huang; J. Kelsey; I. Kotov; J. Kuczewski; I. Mandjavidze; T. A. Martins; J. Mead; J. Mills; A. Oskarsson; H. Pereira Da Costa; C. Pinkenburg; R. Pisani; T. Protzman; M. L. Purschke; E. Renner; R. Ruggiero; T. Sakaguchi; B. C.S. Sanches; B. Sayki; D. Silvermyr; W. Sondheim; M. Vandenbroucke; W. A.M. Van Noije; J. Vasquez; C. Vidal; A. Wils
• Department/s: Particle and nuclear physics
• Publishing year: 2024-09
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
• Volume: 1066
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169615
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
• Keywords: Detector commissioning; Micro-pattern gaseous detectors; Micromegas; Resistive anode; RHIC; sPHENIX; Zigzag pattern
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0168-9002