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A Compact TPC for the sPHENIX Experiment

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-12-13 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The sPHENIX detector to be installed at RHIC in 2022 is designed to precisely measure jets, jet correlations, and dilepton pairs in heavy-ion collisions. With these measurements in mind, sPHENIX will employ a compact TPC covering 20cm < r < 78 cm and |{\eta}| < 1.1 as the central tracker. Utilizing an optimized Ar-CF4 gas mixture, zigzag readout pads, a 1.4 T solenoid, and a modified SAMPA chip for streaming readout, the TPC will provide a position resolution sufficient for measuring target observables in a high event rate environment. The design of the TPC will be discussed, as well as test beam data and potential applicability to the EIC

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@article{arxiv.2212.05541,
  title  = {A Compact TPC for the sPHENIX Experiment},
  author = {Henry T. Klest},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.05541},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Proceedings submitted to the 2021 International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics (TIPP2021)

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