Abstract
For the International Large Detector concept at the planned International Linear Collider, the use of time projection chambers (TPC) with micro-pattern gas detector readout as the main tracking detector is investigated. In this paper, results from a prototype TPC, placed in a 1. T solenoidal field and read out with three independent Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based readout modules, are reported. The TPC was exposed to a 6. GeV electron beam at the DESY II synchrotron. The efficiency for reconstructing hits, the measurement of the drift velocity, the space point resolution and the control of field inhomogeneities are presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-118 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 856 |
Early online date | 2016 Nov 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Jun |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
- Subatomic Physics
Free keywords
- Gas electron multipliers (GEM)
- International Large Detector (ILD)
- International Linear Collider (ILC)
- Micropattern gaseous detectors (MPGD)
- Time projection chambers (TPC)