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Title: The STAR MAPS-based PiXeL detector

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
  3. Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Strasbourg (France)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); China Central Normal Univ., Wuhan (China)
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The PiXeL detector (PXL) for the Heavy Flavor Tracker (HFT) of the STAR experiment at RHIC is the first application of the state-of-the-art thin Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) technology in a collider environment. Here, custom built pixel sensors, their readout electronics and the detector mechanical structure are described in detail. Selected detector design aspects and production steps are presented. The detector operations during the three years of data taking (2014–2016) and the overall performance exceeding the design specifications are discussed in the conclusive sections of this work.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0013391
OSTI ID:
1567142
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1691725
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 907, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 32 works
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journal November 2010
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