Construction and performance of the PHENIX pad chambers

K. Adcox; J. Ajitanand; J. Alexander; J. Barrette; R. Belkin; D. Borland; W. L. Bryan; R. Du Rietz; K. El Chenawi; A. Cherlin; J. Fellenstein; K. Filimonov; Z. Fraenkel; D. Gan; S. Garpman; Y. Gil; S. V. Greene; H. Å Gustafsson; W. Holzmann; M. Issah; U. Jagadish; R. Lacey; J. Lauret; W. Liccardi; S. K. Mark; J. Milan; T. E. Miller; A. Milov; J. T. Mitchell; P. Nilsson; L. Nikkinen; J. Nystrand; E. O'Brien; A. Oskarsson; L. Österman; I. Otterlund; Y. Qi; B. Pasmantirer; C. Pinkenburg; I. Ravinovich; M. Rosati; A. Rose; D. Silvermyr; M. Sivertz; M. C. Smith; N. Starinsky; E. Stenlund; O. Teodorescu; I. Tserruya; H. Tydesjö; W. Xie; G. R. Young; V. Yurevich

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Construction and performance of the PHENIX pad chambers

K. Adcox
, J. Ajitanand
, J. Alexander
, J. Barrette
, R. Belkin
, D. Borland
, W. L. Bryan
, R. Du Rietz
, K. El Chenawi
, A. Cherlin
, J. Fellenstein
, K. Filimonov
, Z. Fraenkel
, D. Gan
, S. Garpman
, Y. Gil
, S. V. Greene
, H. Å Gustafsson
, W. Holzmann
, M. Issah

U. Jagadish, R. Lacey, J. Lauret, W. Liccardi, S. K. Mark, J. Milan, T. E. Miller, A. Milov, J. T. Mitchell, P. Nilsson, L. Nikkinen, J. Nystrand, E. O'Brien, A. Oskarsson, L. Österman, I. Otterlund, Y. Qi, B. Pasmantirer, C. Pinkenburg, I. Ravinovich, M. Rosati, A. Rose, D. Silvermyr, M. Sivertz, M. C. Smith, N. Starinsky, E. Stenlund, O. Teodorescu, I. Tserruya, H. Tydesjö, W. Xie, G. R. Young, V. Yurevich

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Abstract

We present the Pad Chamber detector system in the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The three station system provides space points along each track in the spectrometer arms at mid-rapidity and covers a total area of 88 m². Its main functions are to provide the track coordinate along the beam and to ensure reliable pattern recognition at very high particle multiplicity. A new concept for two dimensional wire chamber readout via its finely segmented cathode was developed. The full readout system, comprising 172800 electronic channels, is described together with the challenging design of the chambers. The electronics, mounted on the outer chamber face, together with the chamber itself amounts to 1.2% of a radiation length. Results from cosmic ray tests, showing an average efficiency better than 99.5% for all chambers are presented. The experiences from the full scale operation in the first run are reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-293
Number of pages	31
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	497
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01791-6
State	Published - Feb 1 2003

Keywords

Cathode pixels
PHENIX
RHIC
Readout electronics
Tracking
Wire chamber

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Adcox, K., Ajitanand, J., Alexander, J., Barrette, J., Belkin, R., Borland, D., Bryan, W. L., Du Rietz, R., El Chenawi, K., Cherlin, A., Fellenstein, J., Filimonov, K., Fraenkel, Z., Gan, D., Garpman, S., Gil, Y., Greene, S. V., Gustafsson, H. Å., Holzmann, W., ... Yurevich, V. (2003). Construction and performance of the PHENIX pad chambers. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, 497(2-3), 263-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01791-6

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