The sPHENIX Micromegas Outer Tracker
/ Authors
S. Aune, B. Azmoun, A. Bonenfant, S. Boose, M. Bregant, D. Cacace, R. D. da Silva, R. Feder, A. Francisco, C. Goblin
and 30 more authors
A. Grabas, J. Haggerty, R. Hernandez, H. Herrera, J. Huang, J. Kelsey, I. Kotov, J. Kuczewski, I. Mandjavidze, T. Martins, J. Mead, J. Mills, A. Oskarsson, H. D. Da Costa, C. Pinkenburg, R. Pisani, T. Protzman, M. Purschke, E. Renner, R. Ruggiero, T. Sakaguchi, B.C.S. Sanches, B. Sayki, D. Silvermyr, W. Sondheim, M. Vandenbroucke, W. Van Noije, J. Vasquez, C. Vidal, A. Wils
/ Abstract
The sPHENIX Time Projection Chamber Outer Tracker (TPOT) is a Micromegas based detector. It is a part of the sPHENIX experiment that aims to facilitate the calibration of the Time Projection Chamber, in particular the correction of the time-averaged and beam-induced distortions of the electron drift. This paper describes the detector mission, setup, construction, installation, commissioning and performance during the first year of sPHENIX data taking.
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment