Abstract
We report on the optimization of discharge insensitive floating strip Micromegas (MICRO-MEsh GASeous) detectors, fit for use in high-energy muon spectrometers. The suitability of these detectors for particle tracking is shown in high-background environments and at very high particle fluxes up to 60 MHz/cm(2). Measurement and simulation of the microscopic discharge behavior have demonstrated the excellent discharge tolerance. A floating strip Micromegas with an active area of 48 cm x 50 cm with 1920 copper anode strips exhibits in 120 GeV pion beams a spatial resolution of 50 mu m at detection efficiencies above 95%. Pulse height, spatial resolution and detection efficiency are homogeneous over the detector. Reconstruction of particle track inclination in a single detector plane is discussed, optimum angular resolutions below 5 degrees are observed. Systematic deviations of this mu TPC-method are fully understood. The reconstruction capabilities for minimum ionizing muons are investigated in a 6.4 cm x 6.4 cm floating strip Micromegas under intense background irradiation of the whole active area with 20 MeV protons at a rate of 550 kHz. The spatial resolution for muons is not distorted by space charge effects. A 6.4 cm x 6.4 cm floating strip Micromegas doublet with low material budget is investigated in highly ionizing proton and carbon ion beams at particle rates between 2 MHz and 2 GHz. Stable operation up to the highest rates is observed, spatial resolution, detection efficiencies, the multi-hit and high-rate capability are discussed.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Physik |
| Themengebiete: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik |
| ISSN: | 2405-6014 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 47721 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 27. Apr. 2018, 08:13 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 04. Nov. 2020, 13:24 |
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