Time-of-flight system for the multipurpose detector (MPD)

A conceptual design for a multipurpose detector (MPD) [1] is proposed for the study of hot and dense barony matter in collisions of heavy ions over the atomic mass range A = 1–197 at center-of-mass energies of up to 11 GeV (for Au 79+ ). The MPD experiment is scheduled to be performed at a future JI...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2011-09, Vol.75 (9), p.1277-1279
Main Authors: Babkin, V. A., Volgin, S. V., Voskobojnik, V. A., Golovatyuk, V. M., Lobastov, S. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic properties
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Luminosity
LX International Conference “Nucleus-2010”
Nuclear Physics
Parameter identification
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Prototype tests
Sensors
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Summary:A conceptual design for a multipurpose detector (MPD) [1] is proposed for the study of hot and dense barony matter in collisions of heavy ions over the atomic mass range A = 1–197 at center-of-mass energies of up to 11 GeV (for Au 79+ ). The MPD experiment is scheduled to be performed at a future JINR accelerator complex facility for heavy ions, the Nuclotron-based Ion Collider Facility (NICA), which is designed to reach the required parameters with an average luminosity of L = 10 29 cm −2 s −1 . Identification of charged hadrons (PIDs) at intermediate momenta (0.1–2 GeV/c) is achieved via time-of-flight (TOF) measurements. As a base element of the TOF detector, we consider a 10 gap MRPC with a strip or pad readout. Results from an MRCP prototype test are presented.
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S1062873811040046