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Construction and performance of a micro-pattern stereo detector with two gas electron multipliers [online]
The construction of a micro-pattern gas detector of dimensions
40 x 10 cm² is described. Two gas electron multiplier foils
(GEM) provide the internal amplification stages. A two-layer
readout structure was used, manufactured in the same technology
as the GEM foils. The strips of each layer cross at an effective
crossing angle of 6.7 degrees and have a 406 micro-m pitch. The
performance of the detector has been evaluated in a muon beam at
CERN using a silicon telescope as reference system. The position
resolutions of two orthogonal coordinates are measured to be
50 micro-m and 1 mm, respectively. The muon detection efficiency
for two-dimensional space points reaches 96%.
Key words:
detector, position sensitive, GEM, two-layer readou
Performance test of a micro-pattern stereo detector with two gas electron multipliers [online]
We report on the performance of a large micro-pattern detector
with two gas electron multiplier foils (GEM) and a two-layer
readout structure at ground potential. The two readout layers
each have a 406 micro-m pitch and cross at an effective angle of
6.7 degrees. This structure allows for two orthogonal
coordinates to be determined. Using a muon beam at CERN together
with a silicon tracking system, the position resolutions of the
two coordinates are measured to be 50 micro-m and 1 mm
respectively (1 stand.dev.). The muon detection efficiency for
the two-dimensional space points reaches 96%. The detector was
found to be well operational over a wide range in the settings
of the different electrical fields
Tests of CMS MSGC Modules at PSI
The CMS experiment, to be installed at the future p-p collider LHC at CERN, foresees the use of Micro-Strip Gas Counters ( MSGC's) for the outer layers of its central tracker. Present developments focus on the reliability of MSGC's in the harsh radiation environment imposed by the LHC. This paper reports on tests of two baseline CMS MSGC's identical to those foreseen for the barrel part of the tracker, in a high intensity pion beam at the Paul Scherrer Institute ( PSI), in april 1999