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PHENIX Muon Arms

Abstract

The PHENIX Muon Arms detect muons at rapidities of |y|=(1.2-2.4) with full azimuthal acceptance. Each muon arm must track and identify muons and provide good rejection of pions and kaons ({approx}10{sup -3}). In order to accomplish this we employ a radial field magnetic spectrometer with precision tracking (Muon Tracker) followed by a stack of absorber/low resolution tracking layers (Muon Identifier). The design, construction, testing and expected run parameters of both the muon tracker and the muon identifier are described.
Authors:
Akikawa, H; Al-Jamel, A; Archuleta, J B; Archuleta, J R; Armendariz, R; Armijo, V; Awes, T C; Baldisseri, A; Barker, A B; Barnes, P D; Bassalleck, B; Batsouli, S; Behrendt, J; Bellaiche, F G; Bland, A W; Bobrek, M; Boissevain, J G; Borel, H; Brooks, M L; Brown, A W; Brown, D S; Bruner, N; Cafferty, M M; Carey, T A; Chai, J -S; Chavez, L L; Chollet, S; Choudhury, R K; Chung, M S; Cianciolo, V; Clark, D J; Cobigo, Y; Dabrowski, C M; Debraine, A; DeMoss, J; Dinesh, B V; Drachenberg, J L; Drapier, O; Echave, M A; Efremenko, Y V; En'yo, H; Fields, D E; Fleuret, F; Fried, J; Fujisawa, E; Funahashi, H; Gadrat, S; Gastaldi, F; Gee, T F; Glenn, A; Gogiberidze, G; Gonin, M; Gosset, J; Goto, Y; Granier de Cassagnac, R; Hance, R H; Hart, G W; Hayashi, N; Held, S; Hicks, J S; Hill, J C; Hoade, R; Hong, B; Hoover, A; Horaguchi, T; Hunter, C T; Hurst, D E; Ichihara, T; Imai, K; Isenhower, L D.L. Davis; Isenhower, L D.L. Donald; Ishihara, M; Jang, W Y; Johnson, J; Jouan, D; Kamihara, N; Kamyshkov, Y; Kang, J H; Kapoor, S S; Kim, D J; Kim, D -W; Kim, G -B; Kinnison, W W; Klinksiek, S; Kluberg, L; Kobayashi, H; Koehler, D; Kotchenda, L; Kuberg, C H; Kurita, K; Kweon, M J; Kwon, Y; Kyle, G S; LaBounty, J J; Lajoie, J G; Lee, D M; Lee, S; Leitch, M J; Li, Z; Liu, M X; Liu, X; Liu, Y; Lockner, E; Lopez, J D; Mao, Y; Martinez, X B; McCain, M C; McGaughey, P L; Mioduszewski, S; Mischke, R E; Mohanty, A K; Montoya, B C; Moss, J M; Murata, J; Murray, M M; Nagle, J L; Nakada, Y; Newby, J; Obenshain, F; Palounek, A P.T.; Papavassiliou, V; Pate, S F; Plasil, F; Pope, K; Qualls, J M; Rao, G; Read, K F; Robinson, S H; Roche, G; Romana, A; Rosnet, P; Roth, R; Saito, N; Sakuma, T; Sandhoff, W F; Sanfratello, L; Sato, H D; Savino, R; Sekimoto, M; Shaw, M R; Shibata, T -A; Sim, K S; Skank, H D; Smith, D E; Smith, G D [1] 
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Publication Date:
Mar 01, 2003
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment; Journal Volume: 499; Journal Issue: 2-3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01955-1; PII: S0168900202019551; Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: Syrian Arab Republic; PBD: 1 Mar 2003
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS; MUON DETECTION; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PARTICLE TRACKS; SHOWER COUNTERS; TESTING
OSTI ID:
20441009
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; NIMAER; TRN: NL04R0986021763
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
page(s) 537-548
Announcement Date:
Mar 25, 2004

Citation Formats

Akikawa, H, Al-Jamel, A, Archuleta, J B, Archuleta, J R, Armendariz, R, Armijo, V, Awes, T C, Baldisseri, A, Barker, A B, Barnes, P D, Bassalleck, B, Batsouli, S, Behrendt, J, Bellaiche, F G, Bland, A W, Bobrek, M, Boissevain, J G, Borel, H, Brooks, M L, Brown, A W, Brown, D S, Bruner, N, Cafferty, M M, Carey, T A, Chai, J -S, Chavez, L L, Chollet, S, Choudhury, R K, Chung, M S, Cianciolo, V, Clark, D J, Cobigo, Y, Dabrowski, C M, Debraine, A, DeMoss, J, Dinesh, B V, Drachenberg, J L, Drapier, O, Echave, M A, Efremenko, Y V, En'yo, H, Fields, D E, Fleuret, F, Fried, J, Fujisawa, E, Funahashi, H, Gadrat, S, Gastaldi, F, Gee, T F, Glenn, A, Gogiberidze, G, Gonin, M, Gosset, J, Goto, Y, Granier de Cassagnac, R, Hance, R H, Hart, G W, Hayashi, N, Held, S, Hicks, J S, Hill, J C, Hoade, R, Hong, B, Hoover, A, Horaguchi, T, Hunter, C T, Hurst, D E, Ichihara, T, Imai, K, Isenhower, L D.L. Davis, Isenhower, L D.L. Donald, Ishihara, M, Jang, W Y, Johnson, J, Jouan, D, Kamihara, N, Kamyshkov, Y, Kang, J H, Kapoor, S S, Kim, D J, Kim, D -W, Kim, G -B, Kinnison, W W, Klinksiek, S, Kluberg, L, Kobayashi, H, Koehler, D, Kotchenda, L, Kuberg, C H, Kurita, K, Kweon, M J, Kwon, Y, Kyle, G S, LaBounty, J J, Lajoie, J G, Lee, D M, Lee, S, Leitch, M J, Li, Z, Liu, M X, Liu, X, Liu, Y, Lockner, E, Lopez, J D, Mao, Y, Martinez, X B, McCain, M C, McGaughey, P L, Mioduszewski, S, Mischke, R E, Mohanty, A K, Montoya, B C, Moss, J M, Murata, J, Murray, M M, Nagle, J L, Nakada, Y, Newby, J, Obenshain, F, Palounek, A P.T., Papavassiliou, V, Pate, S F, Plasil, F, Pope, K, Qualls, J M, Rao, G, Read, K F, Robinson, S H, Roche, G, Romana, A, Rosnet, P, Roth, R, Saito, N, Sakuma, T, Sandhoff, W F, Sanfratello, L, Sato, H D, Savino, R, Sekimoto, M, Shaw, M R, Shibata, T -A, Sim, K S, Skank, H D, Smith, D E, and Smith, G D. PHENIX Muon Arms. Netherlands: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01955-1.
Akikawa, H, Al-Jamel, A, Archuleta, J B, Archuleta, J R, Armendariz, R, Armijo, V, Awes, T C, Baldisseri, A, Barker, A B, Barnes, P D, Bassalleck, B, Batsouli, S, Behrendt, J, Bellaiche, F G, Bland, A W, Bobrek, M, Boissevain, J G, Borel, H, Brooks, M L, Brown, A W, Brown, D S, Bruner, N, Cafferty, M M, Carey, T A, Chai, J -S, Chavez, L L, Chollet, S, Choudhury, R K, Chung, M S, Cianciolo, V, Clark, D J, Cobigo, Y, Dabrowski, C M, Debraine, A, DeMoss, J, Dinesh, B V, Drachenberg, J L, Drapier, O, Echave, M A, Efremenko, Y V, En'yo, H, Fields, D E, Fleuret, F, Fried, J, Fujisawa, E, Funahashi, H, Gadrat, S, Gastaldi, F, Gee, T F, Glenn, A, Gogiberidze, G, Gonin, M, Gosset, J, Goto, Y, Granier de Cassagnac, R, Hance, R H, Hart, G W, Hayashi, N, Held, S, Hicks, J S, Hill, J C, Hoade, R, Hong, B, Hoover, A, Horaguchi, T, Hunter, C T, Hurst, D E, Ichihara, T, Imai, K, Isenhower, L D.L. Davis, Isenhower, L D.L. Donald, Ishihara, M, Jang, W Y, Johnson, J, Jouan, D, Kamihara, N, Kamyshkov, Y, Kang, J H, Kapoor, S S, Kim, D J, Kim, D -W, Kim, G -B, Kinnison, W W, Klinksiek, S, Kluberg, L, Kobayashi, H, Koehler, D, Kotchenda, L, Kuberg, C H, Kurita, K, Kweon, M J, Kwon, Y, Kyle, G S, LaBounty, J J, Lajoie, J G, Lee, D M, Lee, S, Leitch, M J, Li, Z, Liu, M X, Liu, X, Liu, Y, Lockner, E, Lopez, J D, Mao, Y, Martinez, X B, McCain, M C, McGaughey, P L, Mioduszewski, S, Mischke, R E, Mohanty, A K, Montoya, B C, Moss, J M, Murata, J, Murray, M M, Nagle, J L, Nakada, Y, Newby, J, Obenshain, F, Palounek, A P.T., Papavassiliou, V, Pate, S F, Plasil, F, Pope, K, Qualls, J M, Rao, G, Read, K F, Robinson, S H, Roche, G, Romana, A, Rosnet, P, Roth, R, Saito, N, Sakuma, T, Sandhoff, W F, Sanfratello, L, Sato, H D, Savino, R, Sekimoto, M, Shaw, M R, Shibata, T -A, Sim, K S, Skank, H D, Smith, D E, & Smith, G D. PHENIX Muon Arms. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01955-1
Akikawa, H, Al-Jamel, A, Archuleta, J B, Archuleta, J R, Armendariz, R, Armijo, V, Awes, T C, Baldisseri, A, Barker, A B, Barnes, P D, Bassalleck, B, Batsouli, S, Behrendt, J, Bellaiche, F G, Bland, A W, Bobrek, M, Boissevain, J G, Borel, H, Brooks, M L, Brown, A W, Brown, D S, Bruner, N, Cafferty, M M, Carey, T A, Chai, J -S, Chavez, L L, Chollet, S, Choudhury, R K, Chung, M S, Cianciolo, V, Clark, D J, Cobigo, Y, Dabrowski, C M, Debraine, A, DeMoss, J, Dinesh, B V, Drachenberg, J L, Drapier, O, Echave, M A, Efremenko, Y V, En'yo, H, Fields, D E, Fleuret, F, Fried, J, Fujisawa, E, Funahashi, H, Gadrat, S, Gastaldi, F, Gee, T F, Glenn, A, Gogiberidze, G, Gonin, M, Gosset, J, Goto, Y, Granier de Cassagnac, R, Hance, R H, Hart, G W, Hayashi, N, Held, S, Hicks, J S, Hill, J C, Hoade, R, Hong, B, Hoover, A, Horaguchi, T, Hunter, C T, Hurst, D E, Ichihara, T, Imai, K, Isenhower, L D.L. Davis, Isenhower, L D.L. Donald, Ishihara, M, Jang, W Y, Johnson, J, Jouan, D, Kamihara, N, Kamyshkov, Y, Kang, J H, Kapoor, S S, Kim, D J, Kim, D -W, Kim, G -B, Kinnison, W W, Klinksiek, S, Kluberg, L, Kobayashi, H, Koehler, D, Kotchenda, L, Kuberg, C H, Kurita, K, Kweon, M J, Kwon, Y, Kyle, G S, LaBounty, J J, Lajoie, J G, Lee, D M, Lee, S, Leitch, M J, Li, Z, Liu, M X, Liu, X, Liu, Y, Lockner, E, Lopez, J D, Mao, Y, Martinez, X B, McCain, M C, McGaughey, P L, Mioduszewski, S, Mischke, R E, Mohanty, A K, Montoya, B C, Moss, J M, Murata, J, Murray, M M, Nagle, J L, Nakada, Y, Newby, J, Obenshain, F, Palounek, A P.T., Papavassiliou, V, Pate, S F, Plasil, F, Pope, K, Qualls, J M, Rao, G, Read, K F, Robinson, S H, Roche, G, Romana, A, Rosnet, P, Roth, R, Saito, N, Sakuma, T, Sandhoff, W F, Sanfratello, L, Sato, H D, Savino, R, Sekimoto, M, Shaw, M R, Shibata, T -A, Sim, K S, Skank, H D, Smith, D E, and Smith, G D. 2003. "PHENIX Muon Arms." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01955-1.
@misc{etde_20441009,
title = {PHENIX Muon Arms}
author = {Akikawa, H, Al-Jamel, A, Archuleta, J B, Archuleta, J R, Armendariz, R, Armijo, V, Awes, T C, Baldisseri, A, Barker, A B, Barnes, P D, Bassalleck, B, Batsouli, S, Behrendt, J, Bellaiche, F G, Bland, A W, Bobrek, M, Boissevain, J G, Borel, H, Brooks, M L, Brown, A W, Brown, D S, Bruner, N, Cafferty, M M, Carey, T A, Chai, J -S, Chavez, L L, Chollet, S, Choudhury, R K, Chung, M S, Cianciolo, V, Clark, D J, Cobigo, Y, Dabrowski, C M, Debraine, A, DeMoss, J, Dinesh, B V, Drachenberg, J L, Drapier, O, Echave, M A, Efremenko, Y V, En'yo, H, Fields, D E, Fleuret, F, Fried, J, Fujisawa, E, Funahashi, H, Gadrat, S, Gastaldi, F, Gee, T F, Glenn, A, Gogiberidze, G, Gonin, M, Gosset, J, Goto, Y, Granier de Cassagnac, R, Hance, R H, Hart, G W, Hayashi, N, Held, S, Hicks, J S, Hill, J C, Hoade, R, Hong, B, Hoover, A, Horaguchi, T, Hunter, C T, Hurst, D E, Ichihara, T, Imai, K, Isenhower, L D.L. Davis, Isenhower, L D.L. Donald, Ishihara, M, Jang, W Y, Johnson, J, Jouan, D, Kamihara, N, Kamyshkov, Y, Kang, J H, Kapoor, S S, Kim, D J, Kim, D -W, Kim, G -B, Kinnison, W W, Klinksiek, S, Kluberg, L, Kobayashi, H, Koehler, D, Kotchenda, L, Kuberg, C H, Kurita, K, Kweon, M J, Kwon, Y, Kyle, G S, LaBounty, J J, Lajoie, J G, Lee, D M, Lee, S, Leitch, M J, Li, Z, Liu, M X, Liu, X, Liu, Y, Lockner, E, Lopez, J D, Mao, Y, Martinez, X B, McCain, M C, McGaughey, P L, Mioduszewski, S, Mischke, R E, Mohanty, A K, Montoya, B C, Moss, J M, Murata, J, Murray, M M, Nagle, J L, Nakada, Y, Newby, J, Obenshain, F, Palounek, A P.T., Papavassiliou, V, Pate, S F, Plasil, F, Pope, K, Qualls, J M, Rao, G, Read, K F, Robinson, S H, Roche, G, Romana, A, Rosnet, P, Roth, R, Saito, N, Sakuma, T, Sandhoff, W F, Sanfratello, L, Sato, H D, Savino, R, Sekimoto, M, Shaw, M R, Shibata, T -A, Sim, K S, Skank, H D, Smith, D E, and Smith, G D}
abstractNote = {The PHENIX Muon Arms detect muons at rapidities of |y|=(1.2-2.4) with full azimuthal acceptance. Each muon arm must track and identify muons and provide good rejection of pions and kaons ({approx}10{sup -3}). In order to accomplish this we employ a radial field magnetic spectrometer with precision tracking (Muon Tracker) followed by a stack of absorber/low resolution tracking layers (Muon Identifier). The design, construction, testing and expected run parameters of both the muon tracker and the muon identifier are described.}
doi = {10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01955-1}
journal = []
issue = {2-3}
volume = {499}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2003}
month = {Mar}
}