Vincent Hedberg
Senior lecturer
A time projection chamber with GEM-based readout
Author
Summary, in English
For the International Large Detector concept at the planned International Linear Collider, the use of time projection chambers (TPC) with micro-pattern gas detector readout as the main tracking detector is investigated. In this paper, results from a prototype TPC, placed in a 1. T solenoidal field and read out with three independent Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based readout modules, are reported. The TPC was exposed to a 6. GeV electron beam at the DESY II synchrotron. The efficiency for reconstructing hits, the measurement of the drift velocity, the space point resolution and the control of field inhomogeneities are presented.
Department/s
- Particle and nuclear physics
- eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration
Publishing year
2017-06
Language
English
Pages
109-118
Publication/Series
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume
856
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
- Subatomic Physics
Keywords
- Gas electron multipliers (GEM)
- International Large Detector (ILD)
- International Linear Collider (ILC)
- Micropattern gaseous detectors (MPGD)
- Time projection chambers (TPC)
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0168-9002