Development of large size Micromegas detector for the upgrade of the ATLAS Muon system

Alexopoulos, T.; Altintas, Azmi; Alviggi, M.; Arik, M.; Cetin, S.; Chernyatine, V.; Cheu, E.; Della Volpe, D.; Dris, M.; Fassouliotis, D.; Gazis, E.; Giordano, R.; Gratchev, V.; Guan, L.; Iengo, P.; Ioannou, P.; Li, C.; Johns, K.; Kaushik, V.; Khodinov, A.; Kourkoumelis, C.; Maltezos, S.; Mermigka, K.; Muller, H.; Nikolopoulos, K.; Park, W.; Persembe, S.; Petridou, C.; Petti, R.; Polychronakos, V.; Purohit, M.; Sampsonidis, D.; Sekhniaidze, G.; Shao, M.; Sun, Y.; Tsipolitis, G.; Veenhof, R.; Wang, X.; Wotschack, J.; Wu, S.; Zhao, T.; Zhao, Z.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.113

Development of large size Micromegas detector for the upgrade of the ATLAS Muon system

Alexopoulos T., Altintas A. A., Alviggi M., Arik M., Cetin S. A., Chernyatine V., ...Daha Fazla

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, cilt.617, sa.1-3, ss.161-165, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 617 Sayı: 1-3
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.113
Dergi Adı: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-165
Anahtar Kelimeler: Micromegas, Gas detectors, Muon system, ATLAS experiment
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

With the luminosity upgrade of the LHC machine (SLHC, Super-LHC), the Muon system of the ATLAS experiment at CERN will also need a detector upgrade in the highest rapidity region. MAMMA, Muon ATLAS Micromegas Activity, is an ongoing R&D activity with the aim to develop large detectors based on the bulk-Micromegas technology for use in the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer. Micromegas is a good potential candidate for the construction of large muon chambers that combine trigger and tracking capability and can sustain high particle rates expected at the SLHC. A medium size Micromegas prototype, in scale 1:10 of the final chambers, has been built and evaluated in the laboratory and in beam tests at CERN. Results from the analysis of test-beam data are presented. The results indicate that large size Micromegas is a viable candidate for ATLAS Muon upgrade (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.