| Published Articles | |
| Title | Muon physics at forward rapidity with the ALICE detector upgrade |
| Author(s) | Siddhanta, Sabyasachi (INFN, Cagliari) |
| Collaboration | ALICE |
| Publication | 2019 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| In: | Nucl. Phys. A 982 (2019) 947-950 |
| In: | The 27th International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, Venice, Italy, 13 - 19 May 2018, pp.947-950 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2018.10.034 |
| Subject category | Particle Physics - Experiment ; Nuclear Physics - Experiment ; Detectors and Experimental Techniques |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN LHC ; ALICE |
| Abstract | ALICE is the experiment specifically designed to study the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) in heavy-ion collisions at the CERN LHC. The ALICE detector will be upgraded during the Long Shutdown 2, planned for 2019-2020, in order to cope with the maximum interaction rate of 50 kHz of Pb-Pb collisions foreseen for Runs 3 and 4. The ambitious programme of high-precision measurements, expected for muon physics after 2020, requires an upgrade of the front-end and readout electronics of the existing Muon Spectrometer. This concerns the Cathode Pad Chambers (CPC) used for tracking and the Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC) used for triggering and for muon identification. The Muon Forward Tracker (MFT), an internal tracker added in front of the front absorber of the existing Muon Spectrometer, is also part of the ALICE detector upgrade programme. It is based on an assembly of circular planes made of Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS), covering the pseudorapidity range 2.5 < η < 3.6. The MFT will improve present measurements and enable new ones. A selection of results from physics performance studies will be presented, together with an overview of the technical aspects of the upgrade project. |
| Copyright/License | publication: © 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V. (License: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0) |
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