Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays

C. Yang; X. J. Huang; C. M. Du; B. C. Huang; Z. Ahammed; A. Banerjee; P. Bhattarari; S. Biswas; B. Bowen; J. Butterworth; M. Calderón de la Barca Sánchez; H. Carson; S. Chattopadhyay; D. Cebra; H. F. Chen; J. P. Cheng; M. Codrington; G. Eppley; C. Flores; F. Geurts; G. W. Hoffmann; A. Jentsch; A. Kesich; C. Li; Y. J. Li; W. J. Llope; S. Mioduszewski; Y. Mohamed; T. Nussbaum; A. Roy; L. Ruan; J. J. Schambach; Y. J. Sun; Y. Wang; K. Xin; Z. Xu; S. Yang; X. L. Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.075

Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays

Instrumentation and Detectors 2015-06-18 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Nuclear Experiment

Authors: C. Yang , X. J. Huang , C. M. Du , B. C. Huang , Z. Ahammed , A. Banerjee , P. Bhattarari , S. Biswas , B. Bowen , J. Butterworth , M. Calderón de la Barca Sánchez , H. Carson , S. Chattopadhyay , D. Cebra , H. F. Chen , J. P. Cheng , M. Codrington , G. Eppley , C. Flores , F. Geurts , G. W. Hoffmann , A. Jentsch , A. Kesich , C. Li , Y. J. Li , W. J. Llope , S. Mioduszewski , Y. Mohamed , T. Nussbaum , A. Roy , L. Ruan , J. J. Schambach , Y. J. Sun , Y. Wang , K. Xin , Z. Xu , S. Yang , X. L. Zhu

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Abstract

We report the timing and spatial resolution from the Muon Telescope Detector (MTD) installed in the STAR experiment at RHIC. Cosmic ray muons traversing the STAR detector have an average transverse momentum of 6 GeV/c. Due to their very small multiple scattering, these cosmic muons provide an ideal tool to calibrate the detectors and measure their timing and spatial resolution. The values obtained were ~100 ps and ~1-2 cm, respectively. These values are comparable to those obtained from cosmic-ray bench tests and test beams.

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muon telescope detector star experiment cosmic rays timing resolution spatial resolution detector calibration

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@article{arxiv.1402.1078,
  title  = {Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays},
  author = {C. Yang and X. J. Huang and C. M. Du and B. C. Huang and Z. Ahammed and A. Banerjee and P. Bhattarari and S. Biswas and B. Bowen and J. Butterworth and M. Calderón de la Barca Sánchez and H. Carson and S. Chattopadhyay and D. Cebra and H. F. Chen and J. P. Cheng and M. Codrington and G. Eppley and C. Flores and F. Geurts and G. W. Hoffmann and A. Jentsch and A. Kesich and C. Li and Y. J. Li and W. J. Llope and S. Mioduszewski and Y. Mohamed and T. Nussbaum and A. Roy and L. Ruan and J. J. Schambach and Y. J. Sun and Y. Wang and K. Xin and Z. Xu and S. Yang and X. L. Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.1078},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays

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