Development of a semi-digital hadronic calorimeter using GRPCs for future linear collider experiments

Author

Laktineh, I.

Author_Institution

CNRS, Univ. de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France

fYear

2009

fDate

Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

102

Abstract

A new concept of high granularity hadronic calorimeter using thin GRPCs as sensitive medium with embedded semi-digital readout electronics to be used in the future linear collider experiments is under development within the CALICE collaboration. Based on this concept, a small prototype was built and tested with success at CERN PS test beam in 2008. To validate completely this new concept a prototype of 1 m³ is being conceived. Few GRPCs as large as 1 m² were built with a new design reducing the dead zones and improving on the gas distribution system. The GRPCs were tested with an electronics board of the same size. The board containing 144 of 64-channel ASICs was conceived and built for this purpose. It represents the largest ever built with the embedded electronics scheme.

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; linear colliders; particle calorimetry; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; 64-channel ASIC; CALICE collaboration; CERN PS test beam; GRPC; dead zones reduction; embedded semidigital readout electronics; future linear collider experiments; gas distribution system; glass resistive plate chambers; semidigital hadronic calorimeter; Coatings; Coils; Collaboration; Costs; Detectors; Electronic equipment testing; Glass; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Prototypes; Readout electronics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3961-4

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401858

Filename

5401858