The Time of Flight Upgrade for CLAS at 12 GeV
The Time of Flight (TOF) system is a detection system within the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) at Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. CLAS, being a magnetic toroidal multi-gap spectrometer, is used in the detection of particles and their varying properties. Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is providing an incoming electron beam of energy 6 GeV that is used to probe the structure and production of these particles. The CLAS detector is currently adapted to energies of up to 6 GeV, but with recent approval it will now upgrade to energies of 12 GeV. CLAS consists of drift chambers to determine the charged particle paths, gas Cherenkov counters for electron discrimination, TOF scintillators for particle identification, and an electromagnetic calorimeter for identifying showering electrons and photons. The TOF system, which is our focus, is composed of scintillation counters at the forward angle, and covers an area of 206 meters squared. Therefore, we look to upgrade and construct the TOF system of CLAS and outline strategies of current construction, purpose for design, and outlook for the TOF system upgrade
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-06OR23177
- OSTI ID:
- 921067
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-07-752; DOE/OR/23177-0248
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Volume: 947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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