The PHOBOS experiment

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/166367· OSTI ID:166367

Betts, R. R.

PHOBOS is an experiment designed to study Au-Au collisions at RHIC. The apparatus consists of a 4{pi} multiplicity array and two spectrometer arms. The experiment is designed to measure the polar and azimuthal angles of most particles produced in the collisions and whether they are charged particles or photons. For approximately 1% of these particles, the two spectrometer arms will measure their properties in great detail. This includes many of the particles near mid-rapidity which are expected to show the most striking effects of any new physics which may occur. PHOBOS has proceeded from the Letter of Intent stage through Proposal and Conceptual Design Review to Construction Approval. It is anticipated that data taking will commence in 1999 when RHIC first provides beam.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 166367
• Report Number(s): ANL--95/14; ON: DE96000985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
66 PHYSICS
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
DESIGN
GOLD 197 REACTIONS
GOLD 197 TARGET
MULTIPLICITY
PROGRESS REPORT
SHOWER COUNTERS
SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS