Development of the CEPC analog hadron calorimeter prototype
Abstract
The Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC) is a next-generation electronpositron collider proposed for the precise measurement of the properties of the Higgs boson. To emphasize boson separation and jet reconstruction, the baseline design of the CEPC detector was guided by the particle flow algorithm (PFA) concept. As one of the calorimeter options, the analogue hadron calorimeter (AHCAL) was proposed. The CEPC AHCAL comprises a 40-layer sandwich structure using steel plates as absorbers and scintillator tiles coupled with silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) as sensitive units. To validate the feasibility of the AHCAL option, a series of studies were conducted to develop a prototype. This AHCAL prototype underwent an electronic test and a cosmic ray test to assess its performance and ensure it was ready for three beam tests performed in 2022 and 2023. The test beam data is currently under analysis, and the results are expected to deepen our understanding of hadron showers, validate the concept of Particle Flow Algorithm (PFA), and ultimately refine the design of the CEPC detector.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2511.10377,
title = {Development of the CEPC analog hadron calorimeter prototype},
author = {Yukun Shi and Anshun Zhou and Hao Liu and Jiechen Jiang and Yanyun Duan and Yunlong Zhang and Zhongtao Shen and Jianbei Liu and Boxiang Yu and Shu Li and Haijun Yang and Yong Liu and Liang Li and Zhen Wang and Siyuan Song and Dejing Du and Jiaxuan Wang and Junsong Zhang and Quan Ji},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.10377},
year = {2025}
}