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Particle identification studies with a full-size 4-GEM prototype for the ALICE TPC upgrade

A large Time Projection Chamber is the main device for tracking and charged-particle identification in the ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC. After the second long shutdown in 2019/20, the LHC will deliver Pb beams colliding at an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-07-16 M. M. Aggarwal , Z. Ahammed , S. Aiola , J. Alme , T. Alt , W. Amend , A. Andronic , V. Anguelov , H. Appelshäuser , M. Arslandok , R. Averbeck , M. Ball , G. G. Barnaföldi , E. Bartsch , R. Bellwied , G. Bencedi , M. Berger , N. Bialas , P. Bialas , L. Bianchi , S. Biswas , L. Boldizsár , L. Bratrud , P. Braun-Munzinger , M. Bregant , C. L. Britton , E. J. Brucken , H. Caines , A. J. Castro , S. Chattopadhyay , P. Christiansen , L. G. Clonts , T. M. Cormier , S. Das , S. Dash , A. Deisting , S. Dittrich , A. K. Dubey , R. Ehlers , M. Engel , F. Erhardt , N. B. Ezell , L. Fabbietti , U. Frankenfeld , J. J. Gaardhøje , C. Garabatos , P. Gasik , Á. Gera , P. Ghosh , S. K. Ghosh , P. Glässel , O. Grachov , A. Grein , T. Gunji , H. Hamagaki , G. Hamar , J. W. Harris , P. Hauer , J. Hehner , E. Hellbär , H. Helstrup , T. E. Hilden , B. Hohlweger , M. Ivanov , M. Jung , D. Just , E. Kangasaho , R. Keidel , B. Ketzer , S. A. Khan , S. Kirsch , T. Klemenz , S. Klewin , A. G. Knospe , M. Kowalski , L. Kumar , R. Lang , R. Langoy , L. Lautner , F. Liebske , J. Lien , C. Lippmann , H. M. Ljunggren , W. J. Llope , S. Mahmood , T. Mahmoud , R. Majka , P. Malzacher , A. Marín , C. Markert , S. Masciocchi , A. Mathis , A. Matyja , M. Meres , D. L. Mihaylov , D. Miskowiec , J. Mitra , T. Mittelstaedt , T. Morhardt , J. Mulligan , R. H. Munzer , K. Münning , M. G. Munhoz , S. Muhuri , H. Murakami , B. K. Nandi , H. Natal da Luz , C. Nattrass , T. K. Nayak , R. A. Negrao De Oliveira , M. Nicassio , B. S. Nielsen , L. Oláh , A. Oskarsson , J. Otwinowski , K. Oyama , G. Paić , R. N. Patra , V. Peskov , M. Pikna , L. Pinsky , M. Planinic , M. G. Poghosyan , N. Poljak , F. Pompei , S. K. Prasad , C. A. Pruneau , J. Putschke , S. Raha , J. Rak , J. Rasson , V. Ratza , K. F. Read , A. Rehman , R. Renfordt , T. Richert , K. Røed , D. Röhrich , T. Rudzki , R. Sahoo , S. Sahoo , P. K. Sahu , J. Saini , B. Schaefer , J. Schambach , S. Scheid , C. Schmidt , H. R. Schmidt , N. V Schmidt , H. Schulte , K. Schweda , I. Selyuzhenkov , N. Sharma , D. Silvermyr , R. N. Singaraju , B. Sitar , N. Smirnov , S. P. Sorensen , F. Sozzi , J. Stachel , E. Stenlund , P. Strmen , I. Szarka , G. Tambave , K. Terasaki , A. Timmins , K. Ullaland , A. Utrobicic , D. Varga , R. Varma , A. Velure , V. Vislavicius , S. Voloshin , B. Voss , D. Vranic , J. Wiechula , S. Winkler , J. Wikne , B. Windelband , C. Zhao

Time and position resolution of high granularity, high counting rate MRPC for the inner zone of the CBM-TOF wall

Multi-gap RPC prototypes with readout on a multi-strip electrode were developed for the small polar angle region of the CBM-TOF subdetector, the most demanding zone in terms of granularity and counting rate. The prototypes are based on low…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-10-12 M. Petriş , D. Bartoş , G. Caragheorgheopol , I. Deppner , J. Frühauf , N. Herrmann , M. Kiš , P-A. Loizeau , M. Petrovici , L. Rǎdulescu , V. Simion , C. Simon

A Time Projection Chamber with GEM-Based Readout

For the International Large Detector concept at the planned International Linear Collider, the use of time projection chambers (TPC) with micro-pattern gas detector readout as the main tracking detector is investigated. In this paper,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-04-05 The LCTPC Collaboration , David Attié , Ties Behnke , Alain Bellerive , Oleg Bezshyyko , Deb Sankar Bhattacharya , Purba Bhattacharya , Sudeb Bhattacharya , Stefano Caiazza , Paul Colas , Gilles De Lentdecker , Klaus Dehmelt , Klaus Desch , Ralf Diener , Madhu Dixit , Ivor Fleck , Keisuke Fujii , Takahiro Fusayasu , Serguei Ganjour , Yuanning Gao , Philippe Gros , Peter Hayman , Vincent Hedberg , Katsumasa Ikematsu , Leif Jönsson , Jochen Kaminski , Yukihiro Kato , Shin-ichi Kawada , Martin Killenberg , Claus Kleinwort , Makoto Kobayashi , Vladyslav Krylov , Bo Li , Yulan Li , Björn Lundberg , Michael Lupberger , Nayana Majumdar , Takeshi Matsuda , Rashid Mehdiyev , Ulf Mjörnmark , Felix Müller , Astrid Münnich , Supratik Mukhopadhyay , Tomohisa Ogawa , Anders Oskarsson , Lennart Österman , Daniel Peterson , Marc Riallot , Christoph Rosemann , Stefan Roth , Peter Schade , Oliver Schäfer , Ronald Dean Settles , Amir Noori Shirazi , Oxana Smirnova , Akira Sugiyama , Tohru Takahashi , Junping Tian , Jan Timmermans , Maksym Titov , Dimitra Tsionou , Annika Vauth , Wenxin Wang , Takashi Watanabe , Ulrich Werthenbach , Yifan Yang , Zhenwei Yang , Ryo Yonamine , Klaus Zenker , Fan Zhang

Performance measurement of HARPO: a Time Projection Chamber as a gamma-ray telescope and polarimeter

We analyse the performance of a gas time projection chamber (TPC) as a high-performance gamma-ray telescope and polarimeter in the e$^+$e$^-$ pair creation regime. We use data collected at a gamma-ray beam of known polarisation. The TPC…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-26 P. Gros , S. Amano , D. Attié , P. Baron , D. Baudin , D. Bernard , P. Bruel , D. Calvet , P. Colas , S. Daté , A. Delbart , M. Frotin , Y. Geerebaert , B. Giebels , D. Götz , S. Hashimoto , D. Horan , T. Kotaka , M. Louzir , F. Magniette , Y. Minamiyama , S. Miyamoto , H. Ohkuma , P. Poilleux , I. Semeniouk , P. Sizun , A. Takemoto , M. Yamaguchi , R. Yonamine , S. Wang

Time Projection Chamber (TPC) Detectors for Nuclear Astrophysics Studies With Gamma Beams

Gamma-Beams at the HIgS facility in the USA and anticipated at the ELI-NP facility, now constructed in Romania, present unique new opportunities to advance research in nuclear astrophysics; not the least of which is resolving open questions…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-12-27 M. Gai , D. Schweitzer , S. R. Stern , A. H. Young , R. Smith , M. Cwiok , J. S. Bihalowicz , H. Czyrkowski , R. Dabrowski , W. Dominik , A. Fijalkowska , Z. Janas , L. Janiak , A. Korgul , T. Matulewicz , C. Mazzocchi , M. Pfuetzner , M. Zaremba , D. Balabanski , I. Gheorghe , C. Matei , O. Tesileanu , N. V. Zamfir , M. W. Ahmed , S. S. Henshaw , C. R. Howell , J. M. Mueller , L. S. Myers , S. Stave , C. Sun , H. R. Weller , Y. K. Wu , A. Breskin , V. Dangendorf , K. Tittelmeier , M. Freer

Extensive beam test study of prototype MRPCs for the T0 detector at the CSR external-target experiment

The CSR External-target Experiment (CEE) will be the first large-scale nuclear physics experiment device at the Cooling Storage Ring (CSR) of the Heavy-Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL) in China. A new T0 detector has been proposed…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-22 Dongdong Hu , Jiaming Lu , Jian Zhou , Peipei Deng , Ming Shao , Yongjie Sun , Lei Zhao , Hongfang Chen , Cheng Li , Zebo Tang , Yifei Zhang , Yi Zhou , Wenhao You , Guofeng Song , Yitao Wu

Performances of two resistive MicroMegas prototypes for the Time Projection Chambers of the T2K Near Detector upgrade

T2K is a long baseline neutrino experiment that has been operating since 2009 providing some of the world-wide leading measurements for neutrino oscillation parameters. An upgrade for the Near Detector, ND280, of T2K has been proposed. It…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-05-13 C. Jesús-Valls

Performance Optimizations and Evaluations for the Small Direct Currents Measurement System

Ionization chambers are essential for activity determinations in radionuclide metrology. We have developed a high-precision integrating-differentiating (int-diff) system for measuring small currents. It is anticipated to enhance the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-03-06 Shunyi Liang , Juncheng Liang , Kezhu Song , Yijie Jiang , Zhijie Yang

Performances of a GEM-based Time Projection Chamber prototype for the AMADEUS experiment

A large number of high-energy and heavy-ion experiments successfully used Time Projection Chamber (TPC) as central tracker and particle identification detector. However, the performance requirements on TPC for new high-rate particle…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-02-14 M. Poli Lener , M. Bazzi , G. Corradi , C. Curceanu , A. D'Uffizi , C. Paglia , A. Romero Vidal , E. Sbardella , A. Scordo , D. Tagnani , J. Zmeskal

A New Concept of Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber for Medical Imaging

Liquid xenon time projection chambers offer a homogeneous detection medium with excellent intrinsic energy resolution, fast scintillation, and true three-dimensional position sensitivity, making them an attractive alternative to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-30 B. Li , Y. Ma , K. Ni

Development of Dual-phase Xenon TPC with a Quartz Chamber for Direct Dark Matter Search

The idea of a hermetic quartz chamber in a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) has the potential to improve the detector sensitivity for direct dark matter searches in the future. A major challenge facing TPC detectors in future…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-09-15 Kazufumi Sato , Masaki Yamashita , Koichi Ichimura , Yoshitaka Itow , Shingo Kazama , Shigetaka Moriyama , Kosuke Ozaki , Takumi Suzuki , Rina Yamazaki

S$\pi$RIT: A time-projection chamber for symmetry-energy studies

A Time-Projection Chamber (TPC) called the SAMURAI Pion-Reconstruction and Ion-Tracker (S$\pi$RIT) has recently been constructed at Michigan State University as part of an international effort to constrain the symmetry-energy term in the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-09 R. Shane , A. McIntosh , T. Isobe , W. G. Lynch , H. Baba , J. Barney , Z. Chajecki , M. Chartier , J. Estee , M. Famiano , B. Hong , K. Ieki , G. Jhang , R. Lemmon , F. Lu , T. Murakami , N. Nakatsuka , M. Nishimura , R. Olsen , W. Powell , H. Sakurai , A. Taketani , S. Tangwancharoen , M. B. Tsang , T. Usukura , R. Wang , S. J. Yennello , J. Yurkon

Performances of a resistive MicroMegas module for the Time Projection Chambers of the T2K Near Detector upgrade

An upgrade of the Near Detector of the T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, ND280, has been proposed. This upgrade will include two new Time Projection Chambers, each equipped with 16 resistive MicroMegas modules for gas…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-02-19 D. Attie , M. Batkiewicz-Kwasniak , J. Boix , S. Bolognesi , S. Bordoni , D. Calvet , M. G. Catanesi , M. Cicerchia , G. Cogo , P. Colas , G. Collazuol , A. Dabrowska , A. Delbart , J. Dumarchez , S. Emery-Schrenk , C. Giganti , F. Gramegna , M. Guigue , P. Hamacher-Baumann , F. Iacob , C. Jesus-Valls , U. Kosed , R. Kurjataj , N. Lacalamita , M. Lamoureux , A. Longhin , T. Lux , L. Magaletti , T. Marchi , M. Mezzetto , J. Michalowski , J. Mundet , L. Munteanu , Q. V. Nguyen , M. Pari , J. -M. Parraud , C. Pastore , A. Pepato , B. Popov , H. Przybilski , E. Radicioni , M. Riallot , C. Riccio , S. Roth , A. C. Ruggeri , A. Rychter , F. Sanchez , J. Steinmann , S. Suvorov , J. Swierblewski , D. Vargas , G. Vasseur , T. Wachala , A. Zalewska , M. Ziembicki , M. Zito

Development of time projection chamber for precise neutron lifetime measurement using pulsed cold neutron beams

A new time projection chamber (TPC) was developed for neutron lifetime measurement using a pulsed cold neutron spallation source at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). Managing considerable background events from natural…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-09-14 Y. Arimoto , N. Higashi , Y. Igarashi , Y. Iwashita , T. Ino , R. Katayama , R. Kitahara , M. Kitaguchi , H. Matsumura , K. Mishima , H. Oide , H. Otono , R. Sakakibara , T. Shima , H. M. Shimizu , T. Sugino , N. Sumi , H. Sumino , K. Taketani , G. Tanaka , M. Tanaka , K. Tauchi , A. Toyoda , T. Yamada , S. Yamashita , H. Yokoyama , T. Yoshioka

Development and Characterization of 6-gap Bakelite Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber

The Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) is an advanced form of Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detector where the gas gap is divided into sub-gaps. MRPCs are known for their good time resolution and detection efficiency for charged…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-08-15 Rajesh Ganai , Mitali Mondal , Shaifali Mehta , Zubayer Ahammed , Subhasis Chattopadhyay

Studies on fast triggering and high precision tracking with Resistive Plate Chambers

We report on studies of fast triggering and high-precision tracking using Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs). Two beam tests were carried out with the 180 GeV muon beam at CERN using RPCs with gas gaps of 1.00 or 1.15 mm and equipped with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-11 G. Aielli , B. Bilki , R. Ball , J. W. Chapman , R. Cardarelli , T. Dai , E. Diehl , J. Dubbert , C. Ferretti , H. Feng , K. Francis , L. Guan , L. Han , S. Hou , D. Levin , B. Li , L. Liu , L. Paolozzi , J. Repond , J. Roloff , R. Santonico , H. Y. Song , X. L. Wang , Y. Wu , L. Xia , L. Xu , T. Zhao , Z. Zhao , B. Zhou , J. Zhu

Performance evaluation of a GEM-based readout module for the ILC TPC with a large aperture GEM-like gating device by a beam test

A high momentum resolution is required for the precision measurement of Higgs boson at the International Linear Collider (ILC) using the recoil mass technique. The International Large Detector (ILD) is designed to meet this requirement by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-02-28 Yumi Aoki

Development of Gaseous Tracking Devices for the Search of WIMPs

The Time Projection Chamber (TPC) has been recognized as a potentially powerful detector for the search of WIMPs by measuring the directions of nuclear recoils, in which the most convincing signature of WIMPs, caused by the Earth's motion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 H. Sekiya , K. Hattori , S. Kabuki , H. Kubo , K. Miuchi , T. Nagayoshi , H. Nishimura , Y. Okada , R. Orito , A. Takada , A. Takeda , T. Tanimori , K. Ueno

An Optical Readout TPC (O-TPC) for Studies in Nuclear Astrophysics With Gamma-Ray Beams at HIgS

We report on the construction, tests, calibrations and commissioning of an Optical Readout Time Projection Chamber (O-TPC) detector operating with a CO2(80%) + N2(20%) gas mixture at 100 and 150 Torr. It was designed to measure the cross…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-01-11 M. Gai , M. W. Ahmed , S. C. Stave , W. R. Zimmerman , A. Breskin , B. Bromberger , R. Chechik , V. Dangendorf , Th. Delbar , R. H. France , S. S. Henshaw , T. J. Kading , P. P. Martel , J. E. R. McDonald , P. -N. Seo , K. Tittelmeier , H. R. Weller , A. H. Young

Performance of the High-Angle Time Projection Chambers in the Upgraded T2K Off-Axis Near Detector

The off-axis magnetic near detector of the T2K experiment has undergone a significant upgrade, including the construction and installation of two new Time Projection Chambers featuring innovative resistive Micromegas technology and a field…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-25 K. Aivazelis , D. Attié , P. Billoir , A. Blanchet , G. Bortolato , S. Bolognesi , R. Boullon , N. F. Calabria , D. Calvet , M. P. Casado , M. G. Catanesi , M. Cicerchia , G. Cogo , G. Collazuol , P. Colas , D. Cotte , D. D'Ago , C. Dalmazzone , T. Daret , R. de Oliveira , A. Delbart , J. Dumarchez , K. Dygnarowicz , S. Emery-Schrenk , A. Ershova , G. Eurin , M. Feltre , C. Forza , A. N. Gacino Olmedo , A. Gambalonga , C. Giganti , F. Gramegna , P. Granger , R. Guida , M. Guigue , S. Hassani , D. Henaff , F. Iacob , C. Jesús-Valls , S. Joshi , R. Kurjata , M. Lamoureux , J. F. Laporte , M. Lehuraux , S. Levorato , A. Longhin , T. Lux , L. Magaletti , T. Marchi , D. Marchesini , L. Mareso , M. Mattiazzi , M. Mezzetto , B. Mehl , E. Miller , L. Mellet , L. Munteanu , Q. V. Nguyen , N. Ospina , Y. Orain , R. Palumbo , C. Pastore , J. -M. Parraud , E. Pierre , C. Pio , O. Pizzirusso , B. Popov , F. Pupilli , E. Radicioni , Ch. Riccio , L. Rinaldi , F. Rossi , S. Roth , L. Russo , S. Russo , A. Rychter , W. Saenz Arevalo , L. Scomparin , Ph. Schune , D. Smyczek , R. Spina , J. Steinmann , S. Suvorov , N. Thamm , D. Terront , A. Teixeira , F. Toussenel , V. Valentino , D. Vargas , M. Varghese , G. Vasseur , C. Vuillemin , U. Virginet , Ch. Winterstein , U. Yevarouskaya , M. Ziembicki , M. Zito