• DocumentCode
    3531139
  • Title

    New pixelized Micromegas detector with low discharge rate for the COMPASS experiment

  • Author

    Neyret, Damien

  • Author_Institution
    COMPASS Saclay Groups, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
  • Firstpage
    1935
  • Lastpage
    1939
  • Abstract
    New Micromegas (Micro-mesh gaseous) detectors are being developed in view of the future physics projects planned by the COMPASS collaboration at CERN. The two objectives for the future detectors are to make active their central area which sees the beam, and to make them stand hadron beam flux five time higher than the present detectors. These objectives require different changes in the detector structures: pixelized area in the center, reduction of the discharges rate, integrated electronics and improved robustness. We report here studies done in COMPASS environment with simplified pixelized prototypes in 2009 and with close to final design detectors in 2010. We also show results from beam tests with small prototypes using different solutions to reduce the discharges rate: adding a GEM foil, and using resistive board.
  • Keywords
    ionisation chambers; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; COMPASS experiment; GEM foil; integrated electronics; low discharge rate; micromesh gaseous; new pixelized Micromegas detector; readout electronics; resistive board; Compass; Detectors; Discharges; Mesons; Pixel; Prototypes; Strips;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Knoxville, TN
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9106-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874112
  • Filename
    5874112