Heavy Quark Detection With A Forward Silicon Micro-vertex Detector at PHENIX

Journal Article · Tue Jul 11 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2220459· OSTI ID:20873231

McGaughey, Patrick L ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS H846, Los Alamos, NM 87544 (United States)

Intriguing evidence that a new state of matter, the quark-gluon plasma (QGP), is formed in collisions of ultra-relativistic heavy ions has been presented during the past year by physicists working at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL. We are developing a unique experimental capability at RHIC for the direct identification of heavy quarks, which will be used to accurately determine the properties of this new state of matter. We will construct a silicon micro-vertex detector (SVD) covering the forward collision region, which will provide an excellent measurement of charm quark decays in the high multiplicity environment of nuclear collisions. Based upon electronics developed for the BTeV experiment, the SVD will cover one quarter of a PHENIX muon arm. Internal LANL funding will cover the construction costs.

• OSTI ID: 20873231
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 842; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
B QUARKS
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
C QUARKS
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
MULTIPLE PRODUCTION
MULTIPLICITY
MUONS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
QUARK MATTER
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
T QUARKS