Muon detector for a Muon Collider

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2023-01, Vol.1046, p.167800, Article 167800
• Main Authors: Aimè, C., Calzaferri, S., Casarsa, M., Fiorina, D., Riccardi, C., Salvini, P., Valle, N., Vai, I., Vitulo, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: High energy physics; MicroPattern Gaseous Detectors; Muon Collider; Muon reconstruction
• ISSN: 0168-9002; 1872-9576
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2022.167800

A Muon Collider represents a promising possibility to combine the high energy and luminosity of hadron machines with very precise measurements of lepton colliders. The main challenges, that impact both the machine and detector design, arise from the short muon lifetime and the harsh Beam-induced Background (BIB). Therefore, a full simulation is crucial to understand the feasibility of the experiment implementation. Focusing in particular on the muon system, a preliminary simulation of sensitivity and hit rate reveals that the technology inherited from CLIC, i.e. glass Resistive Plate Chambers, is already at the limit of its rate capability. Thus, alternative MicroPattern Gaseous Detector solutions are under investigation to try to match the required performance. In parallel, studies of muon reconstruction are ongoing. Results of the muon reconstruction efficiency and BIB sensitivity are presented for multimuon final state processes at a centre-of-mass energy of 1.5TeV. Besides, PICOSEC technology, based on a Micromegas detector coupled to a Cherenkov radiator and equipped with a photocathode, is discussed.