Abstract
The STAR Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is used to record the collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The TPC is the central element in a suite of detectors that surrounds the interaction vertex. The TPC provides complete coverage around the beam-line, and provides complete tracking for charged particles within ±1.8 units of pseudorapidity of the center-of-mass frame. Charged particles with momenta greater than 100 MeV/c are recorded. Multiplicities in excess of 3000 tracks per event are routinely reconstructed in the software. The TPC measures 4 m in diameter by 4.2 m long, making it the largest TPC in the world.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 659-678 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 499 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2003 |
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- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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The STAR time projection chamber : A unique tool for studying high multiplicity events at RHIC. / Anderson, M.; Berkovitz, J.; Betts, W.; Bossingham, R.; Bieser, F.; Brown, R.; Burks, M.; Calderón De La Barca Sánchez, M.; Cebra, D.; Cherney, Michael G.; Chrin, J.; Edwards, W. R.; Ghazikhanian, V.; Greiner, D.; Gilkes, M.; Hardtke, D.; Harper, G.; Hjort, E.; Huang, H.; Igo, G.; Jacobson, S.; Keane, D.; Klein, S. R.; Koehler, G.; Kotchenda, L.; Lasiuk, B.; Lebedev, A.; Lin, J.; Lisa, M.; Matis, H. S.; Nystrand, J.; Panitkin, S.; Reichold, D.; Retiere, F.; Sakrejda, I.; Schweda, K.; Shuman, D.; Snellings, R.; Stone, N.; Stringfellow, B.; Thomas, J. H.; Trainor, T.; Trentalange, S.; Wells, R.; Whitten, C.; Wieman, H.; Yamamoto, E.; Zhang, W.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 499, No. 2-3, 01.03.2003, p. 659-678.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The STAR time projection chamber
T2 - A unique tool for studying high multiplicity events at RHIC
AU - Anderson, M.
AU - Berkovitz, J.
AU - Betts, W.
AU - Bossingham, R.
AU - Bieser, F.
AU - Brown, R.
AU - Burks, M.
AU - Calderón De La Barca Sánchez, M.
AU - Cebra, D.
AU - Cherney, Michael G.
AU - Chrin, J.
AU - Edwards, W. R.
AU - Ghazikhanian, V.
AU - Greiner, D.
AU - Gilkes, M.
AU - Hardtke, D.
AU - Harper, G.
AU - Hjort, E.
AU - Huang, H.
AU - Igo, G.
AU - Jacobson, S.
AU - Keane, D.
AU - Klein, S. R.
AU - Koehler, G.
AU - Kotchenda, L.
AU - Lasiuk, B.
AU - Lebedev, A.
AU - Lin, J.
AU - Lisa, M.
AU - Matis, H. S.
AU - Nystrand, J.
AU - Panitkin, S.
AU - Reichold, D.
AU - Retiere, F.
AU - Sakrejda, I.
AU - Schweda, K.
AU - Shuman, D.
AU - Snellings, R.
AU - Stone, N.
AU - Stringfellow, B.
AU - Thomas, J. H.
AU - Trainor, T.
AU - Trentalange, S.
AU - Wells, R.
AU - Whitten, C.
AU - Wieman, H.
AU - Yamamoto, E.
AU - Zhang, W.
PY - 2003/3/1
Y1 - 2003/3/1
N2 - The STAR Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is used to record the collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The TPC is the central element in a suite of detectors that surrounds the interaction vertex. The TPC provides complete coverage around the beam-line, and provides complete tracking for charged particles within ±1.8 units of pseudorapidity of the center-of-mass frame. Charged particles with momenta greater than 100 MeV/c are recorded. Multiplicities in excess of 3000 tracks per event are routinely reconstructed in the software. The TPC measures 4 m in diameter by 4.2 m long, making it the largest TPC in the world.
AB - The STAR Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is used to record the collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The TPC is the central element in a suite of detectors that surrounds the interaction vertex. The TPC provides complete coverage around the beam-line, and provides complete tracking for charged particles within ±1.8 units of pseudorapidity of the center-of-mass frame. Charged particles with momenta greater than 100 MeV/c are recorded. Multiplicities in excess of 3000 tracks per event are routinely reconstructed in the software. The TPC measures 4 m in diameter by 4.2 m long, making it the largest TPC in the world.
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VL - 499
SP - 659
EP - 678
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
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