A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC

Anderssen, E; Ritter, H G; Schambach, J; Sun, X; Szelezniak, M; Thomas, J; Vu, C; Wieman, H

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.006

Title: A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC

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The STAR experiment at RHIC is in the process of upgrading the inner detector region of the experiment to improve the vertex resolution. We describe the current design of a MAPS based vertex detector, which is the innermost and highest resolution detector of the set of three planned upgrade detectors. This detector will enable the identification of decay vertices displaced from the interaction vertex by 100-150 {micro}m and extend the capabilities of the STAR detector in the heavy flavor domain. We present selected detector design characteristics and prototyping results, which help to validate the design in preparation for the construction of the detector.

Authors:: Anderssen, E; Ritter, H G; Schambach, J; Sun, X; Szelezniak, M; Thomas, J; Vu, C; Wieman, H

Publication Date:: Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1050954

Report Number(s):: BNL-96685-2011-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; NIMAER; R&D Project: PO-003; KB0202012; TRN: US1204734

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 650; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: International Workshop on Semiconductor Pixel Detectors for Particles and Imaging 2010; Grindelwald, Szwitzerland; 20100906 through 20100910; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; CONSTRUCTION; DECAY; DESIGN; RESOLUTION; APS; Pixel; Vertex Detector; MAPS; relativistic heavy ion collider

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                    Anderssen, E, Ritter, H G, Schambach, J, Sun, X, Szelezniak, M, Thomas, J, Vu, C, and Wieman, H. A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Anderssen, E, Ritter, H G, Schambach, J, Sun, X, Szelezniak, M, Thomas, J, Vu, C, & Wieman, H. A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.006

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                    Anderssen, E, Ritter, H G, Schambach, J, Sun, X, Szelezniak, M, Thomas, J, Vu, C, and Wieman, H. 2011.  
        "A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.006.

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  title        = {A MAPS based vertex detector for the STAR experiment at RHIC},

  author       = {Anderssen, E and Ritter, H G and Schambach, J and Sun, X and Szelezniak, M and Thomas, J and Vu, C and Wieman, H},

  abstractNote = {The STAR experiment at RHIC is in the process of upgrading the inner detector region of the experiment to improve the vertex resolution. We describe the current design of a MAPS based vertex detector, which is the innermost and highest resolution detector of the set of three planned upgrade detectors. This detector will enable the identification of decay vertices displaced from the interaction vertex by 100-150 {micro}m and extend the capabilities of the STAR detector in the heavy flavor domain. We present selected detector design characteristics and prototyping results, which help to validate the design in preparation for the construction of the detector.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.006},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1050954},
  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011},

  month        = {Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011}

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