Performance test of a micro-pattern stereo detector with two gas electron multipliers [online]

Abstract

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

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