Tracking with the MINOS Time Projection Chamber

被引:23
作者
Santamaria, C. [1 ,2 ]
Obertelli, A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Ota, S. [4 ]
Sasano, M. [2 ]
Takada, E. [5 ]
Audirac, L. [1 ]
Baba, H. [2 ]
Calvet, D. [1 ]
Chateau, F. [1 ]
Corsi, A. [1 ]
Delbart, A. [1 ]
Doornenbal, P. [2 ]
Giganon, A. [1 ]
Gillibert, A. [1 ]
Kondo, Y. [6 ]
Kubota, Y. [4 ]
Lahonde-Hamdoun, C. [1 ]
Lapoux, V [1 ]
Leboeuf, D. [1 ]
Lee, C. S. [2 ]
Liu, H. N. [1 ]
Matsushita, M. [4 ]
Motobayashi, T. [2 ]
Niikura, M. [7 ]
Kurata-Nishimura, M. [2 ]
Otsu, H. [2 ]
Peyaud, A. [1 ]
Pollacco, E. C. [1 ]
Prono, G. [1 ]
Tokieda, H. [4 ]
Uesaka, T. [2 ]
Zenihiro, J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, IRFU, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[2] RIKEN Nishina Ctr, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[3] Tech Univ Darmstadt, Inst Kernphys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
[4] Univ Tokyo, Ctr Nucl Study, RIKEN Campus, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[5] NIRS HIMAC, Inage Ku, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Chiba 2638555, Japan
[6] Tokyo Inst Technol, Meguro Ku, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Tokyo 1528550, Japan
[7] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Bunkyo Ku, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
Time Projection Chamber; Tracking software; Hough transform; Spectroscopy of exotic nuclei; HOUGH TRANSFORM; READOUT SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY; DETECTOR; MICROMEGAS; SIMULATION; TARGET; ARRAY; LINE;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.053
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We report on the performance of the MINOS Time Projection Chamber developed as a vertex tracker to study exotic nuclei produced from hydrogen-induced knockout via in-beam gamma-ray and invariant-mass spectroscopy. Inbeam measurements with He-4 and Ne-20 beams at 200 and 350 MeV/nucleon, respectively, were performed at the HIMAC facility. The tracking algorithm for protons after quasi-free scattering is described. Realistic simulations and physics experiments are compared and show a good agreement. The vertex position resolution reaches 5 mm FWHM, mostly from re-scattering with the target and the Aluminum reaction chamber. The overall efficiency of vertex reconstruction is also benchmarked with the first experimental campaign data performed at the RIBF, confirming an overall efficiency better than 90% for physics experiments.
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页码:138 / 148
页数:11
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