1 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Start Detector for - observation - simulation - realisation P.Koczoń / DetLab GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH

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3 Compressed Baryonic Matter exp. ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI TOF Target TARGET Reaction products MVD+STS

4 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Beam pipe: 2.5° TARGET BEAM Yoke: 25° outside of acceptance in acceptance OBSERVATION:backward hemisphere is full of reaction products R=30mm

5 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Details of the FAIR-Root simulations : - event generators: FAIR–IonGun Au on Au ( for δ-electrons) Urqmd ( 2 – 10 AGeV AuAu, NiNi MB and Central events ) - detector: two discs or a tube- like or sphere cutout (R=30 mm) ALLWAYS with an opening allowing for 25 deg acceptance cone - sensor material: Si (just because available as activ mat.) - target Au, Ni, C - projectile Au, Ni, p Simulations to investigate - time resolution of the first hit - suitable detector geometry - hit density ADAMAS Dec 2012

6 Piotr Koczoń,GSI UQMD version: output_file… transformation betas (NN,lab,pro) … impact_parameter_real/min/max(fm): … equation_of_state: 0 E_lab(GeV/u): E+01 sqrt(s.. event# 1 random seed: (fixed) op * op op peripheral events (MB)  events with impact parameter D larger than 10 fm (selected from the mbias urqmd-files) 10 fm urqmd.auau.2gev.mbias.0021.ftn14 D = impact_parameter x y central events  D = 0 fm Simulations: empty events  99% HI produce only delta electrons

7 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Ideal spherical detector 28 mm BEAM

8 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI 2AGeV Au δ + Urqmd 2AGeV Au on 0.25mm Au (centr+MBias) ALL FIRST particle RMS=4ps curling δ’s CentralMinBias δ’s HOTTEST area opening circumference of 88 mm 25° Θ [deg] Φ[deg] time [ps] Tot Eloss [keV] Detector can distinguish between central, min bias and empty events (δE<10keV, holds also for a ring, or 2 discs shape)

9 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Sphere cutout (crown) geometries 8fold 1ring Θ=25-60 deg 16fold 2rings Θ=25-90 deg 60fold 1ring Θ=25-35 deg 120fold 2rings Θ=25-45 deg 240fold 4rings Θ=25-55 deg 300fold 6rings Θ=25-65 deg

10 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Urqmd 30 GeV (central), 8-fold crown Eff=50% Timing: 18ps Detector can deliver start signal for TOF with RMS ~ 20ps and efficiency ~ 50 %

11 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Realisation ( possible sensors ): price time res. rate cap. rad hard efficiency a) MCP discs of R=30mm + 70ps ++ + HI? >90% HI? b) Si detectors R=30mm >90% c) Diamond det %? d) RPC barrel/discs ? 90 % e) DIRC barrel -- 50ps? ? +/- >90%? (highly) segmented detectors!!!

12 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Conclusions: presented results let us hope that it is possible to construct a detector - which can be used as START for (with time res. ~ 20 ps and 50% efficiency for p+C) - at the same time it would be a reaction detector for AuAu, NiNi (distinguishing central and min-bias react’s from empty events) - could be used as reaction tag (data flow reduction est. by factor 2 – 3!)

13 ADAMAS Dec 2012 Piotr Koczoń,GSI Outlook: Having a segmented detector in the vicinity of the target it should be possible to measure the reaction plane as well (subject for further smulations)

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16 Piotr Koczoń,GSI in the HOTTEST (red) area (in the cell of 5x10deg ->2.6x5.2 mm = 13.6 mm 2 size) 800 hits out of 1500 events -> 3.9 MHz/1 mm 1x10 9 s -1 Au on Au Hit density Φ[deg] Θ [deg] ADAMAS Dec 2012

17 Piotr Koczoń,GSI For completeness: 2 discs of R=30mm Θ [deg] Φ[deg] Z[mm] X [mm] ADAMAS Dec 2012

18 Piotr Koczoń,GSI start detector properties - size: R~30 mm - rate capability: several MHz / mm 2 (worst case) - first particle arrival time: RMS=10 ps - having energy resolution of ~ 10 keV it can be used for discrimination between empty events (only delta electrons) and nuclear reactions and for centrality selection ADAMAS Dec 2012