Report of the large solenoid detector group
This report presents a conceptual design of a large solenoid for studying physics at the SSC. The parameters and nature of the detector have been chosen based on present estimates of what is required to allow the study of heavy quarks, supersymmetry, heavy Higgs particles, WW scattering at large invariant masses, new W and Z bosons, and very large momentum transfer parton-parton scattering. Simply stated, the goal is to obtain optimum detection and identification of electrons, muons, neutrinos, jets, W's and Z's over a large rapidity region. The primary region of interest extends over +-3 units of rapidity, although the calorimetry must extend to +-5.5 units if optimal missing energy resolution is to be obtained. A magnetic field was incorporated because of the importance of identifying the signs of the charges for both electrons and muons and because of the added possibility of identifying tau leptons and secondary vertices. In addition, the existence of a magnetic field may prove useful for studying new physics processes about which we currently have no knowledge. Since hermeticity of the calorimetry is extremely important, the entire central and endcap calorimeters were located inside the solenoid. This does not at the moment seem to produce significant problems (although many issues remain to be resolved) and in fact leads to a very effective muon detector in the central region.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA); Tsukuba Univ., Sakura, Ibaraki (Japan). Inst. of Applied Physics; Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Dept. of Physics; Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Dept. of Physics; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (USA); Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 5824984
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-4434; CONF-870739-5; ON: DE88002564
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Workshop on experiments, detectors, and experimental areas for the supercollider, Berkeley, CA, USA, 7 Jul 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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