Laser calibration system for STAR TPC

Author

Alyushin, M. ; Boehm, J. ; Bercovitz, J. ; Gushin, E. ; Lebedev, A. ; Ridiger, A. ; Weidenbach, R. ; Wells, R. ; Wieman, H.

Author_Institution

Eng. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

499

Abstract

The big tracking detector Time Projection Chamber (TPC) being constructed for the STAR experiment at RHIC requires an accurate calibration system to provide precision in crack reconstruction. The calibration system under construction uses a novel design of small mirror bundles to create ~500 thin laser beams. These beams simulate straight charge particles tracks in the TPC volume. The new approach is significantly simpler than the traditional ones, and provides a higher TPC coverage at a reduced cost. Results of test measurements and the system design will be presented

Keywords

calibration; laser beam applications; laser mirrors; time projection chambers; STAR TPC; STAR experiment; charged particle tracks; crack reconstruction; laser calibration system; small mirror bundles; system design; test measurements; time projection chamber; Calibration; Costs; Detectors; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical design; Particle beams; Particle tracking; Structural beams; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.591043

Filename

591043