28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting 28-29 October 2004 1 LC-TPC R&D (Goals, Status, Plans) Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY.

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28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October LC-TPC R&D (Goals, Status, Plans) Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY for the LC TPC Groups DESY PRC (and WWSOC review panel)

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October LC TPC Groups America America Carleton U LBNLMIT U Montreal U Victoria Europe RWTH Aachen DESY U Hamburg U Karlsruhe UMM Krakow MPI-MunichNIKHEF BINP Novosibirsk LAL Orsay IPN Orsay U Rostock CEA Saclay PNPI StPetersburg

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Other active LC TPC Groups Asian ILC gaseous- tracking groups Chiba U Hiroshima U Minadamo SU-IIT Kinki U U Osaka Saga U Tokyo UAT U Tokyo NRICP Tokyo Kogakuin U Tokyo KEK Tsukuba U Tsukuba USAChicago/Purdue Cornell (UCLC) MIT (LCRD) Temple/Wayne State (UCLC) Yale

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October HISTORY A DECADE OF TRACKING STUDIES 1992: First discussions on detectors in Garmisch-Partenkirschen (LC92). Silicon? Gas? : TESLA Conceptual Design Report. Large wire TPC, 0.7Mchan. 1/2001: TESLA Technical Design Report. Micropattern (GEM, Micromegas) as a baseline, 1.5Mchan. 5/2001: Kick-off of Detector R&D 11/2001: DESY PRC prop. for TPC (European & North American teams) Recommendations of 52nd Meeting of the DESY PRC October 2001 PRC R&D-01/03: LC TPC R&D The PRC recommends the approval of the proposed R&D programme. It encourages the collaboration to perform high magnetic-field tests of the different end-plate technologies (GEM, MICROMEGAS and standard wire chambers). Status Report given at DESY PRC meeting 07 May 2003 The PRC congratulates the collaboration for the progress achieved in many areas of the project and looks forward to tests of large area prototypes of the three readout technologies in high magnetic field. The PRC recommends the continuation of the program and looks forward to a status report in Autumn 2004.

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Goal To design and build an ultra-high performance Time Projection Chamber …as central tracker for the ILC detector, …as central tracker for the ILC detector, where excellent vertex, momentum and where excellent vertex, momentum and jet-energy precision are required… jet-energy precision are required…

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October “Large” Detector example 6x Particle Flow

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Physics determines detector design « momentum: d(1/p) ~ /GeV(TPC only) ~ 0.6x10 -4 /GeV(w/vertex) ~ 0.6x10 -4 /GeV(w/vertex) (1/10xLEP) (1/10xLEP) e + e -  ZH  ll  X goal: M  <0.1x   e + e -  ZH  ll  X goal: M  <0.1x       dominated by beamstrahlung     dominated by beamstrahlung  tracking efficiency: 98% (overall ) excellent and robust tracking efficiency by combining vertex detector and TPC, each with excellent tracking efficiency excellent and robust tracking efficiency by combining vertex detector and TPC, each with excellent tracking efficiency

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Motivation/Goals Continuous tracking throughout large volume ~98% tracking efficiency in presence of backgrounds Minimum of X_0 inside Ecal (<3% barrel, <30% endcaps) σ_pt ~ 100μm (rφ) and ~ 500μm 4T for right gas if diffusion limited 2-track resolution <2mm (rφ) and <5mm (rz) dE/dx resolution <5% Full precision/efficiency at 30 x estimated backgrounds

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October R&D program gain experience with MPGD-TPCs, compare with wires study charge transfer properties, minimize ion feedback measure performance with different B fields and gases find ways to achieve the desired precision investigate Si-readout techniques start electronics design for 1-2 million pads study design of thin field cage study design thin endplate: mechanics, electronics, cooling devise methods for robust performance in high backgrounds pursue software and simulation developments

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October OUTLINE First, briefly, First, briefly, Gas-amplification systems PrototypesFacilities Overview a few activites which are still in early stages –Field cage –Electronics –Mechanics –Simulation Then, PROTOTYPE RESULTS and PLANS…

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Gas-Amplification Systems: Wires & MPGDs  GEM: Two copper foils separated by kapton, multiplication takes place in holes, uses 2 or 3 stages Micromegas: micromesh sustained by 50μm pillars, multiplication between anode and mesh, one stage S1 S1/S2 ~ Eamplif / Edrift P~140 μm D~60 μm S2

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Gas-Amplification Systems: Possible manufacturers GEM: --CERN --Novogorod (Russia) --Purdue + 3M (USA) --other companies interested in Europe, Japan and USA Micromegas: --CERN together with Saclay/Orsay on techniques for common manuf. of anode + pillars Novosibirsk

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Examples of Prototype TPCs Examples of Prototype TPCs Carleton, Aachen, Desy(not shown) for B=0 studies Desy, Victoria, Saclay (fit in 2-5T magnets) Karlsruhe, MPI/Asia, Aachen built test TPCs for magnets (not shown), other groups built small special-study chambers

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Facilities Saclay 2T magnet, cosmics Kek 1.2T, 4GeV hadr.test-beam Desy 1T, 6GeV e- test-beam Desy 5T magnet, cosmics, laser Cern test- beam (not shown)

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Field Cage Activities FC ideas tried in Desy test TPC Software calculations at Aachen demonstrate need for double- sided strips, test chamber built. St.Petersburg calculations of several FC configurations. Need to study Alice FC ideas.

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Work on Electronics Aleph and Star setups (3 of each) used for prototype work don’t take advantage of fast Gem/Mm signals from direct e-. Rostock working on TDC idea. Aachen studying highly integrated conventional approach. Nikhef developing “Si RO” concepts (next slide)

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Electronics Development Nikhef on CMOS readout techniques, joined by Saclay ~ 50 x 50 μm^2 CMOS pixel matrix + Micromegas or Gem ~ preamp, discr, thr.daq, 14-bit ctr, time-stamp logic / pixel ~ huge granularity(digital TPC), diffusion limited, sensitive to indiv. clusters for right gas ~ 1 st tests with Micromegas + MediPix2 chip  more later…

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October IPN Orsay Work on Mechanics

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Simulation Much activity Simulations to understand prototype results Must recheck some issues now, like –robustness against backgrounds and –TPC design, overall performance Work started in Aachen, Desy, Asia…

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October PROTOTYPE RESULTS Presently mapping out parameter space: demonstration phase Presently mapping out parameter space: demonstration phase Gas studies –Drift velocity measurments –Ion backdrift –Track distortion studies Point resolution –Two-track resolution Methods for improving resolution Results from CMOS Pixel readout

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Gas studies Choice of gas crucial –Correlated to diffusion-limited resolution –Drift field should not be too high –Drift velocity should not be too low –Hydrogen in quencher sensitive to neutron background Studied, e.g. (many done, more underway): –“TDR” Ar-CH4(5%)CO2(2%) –P5,P10 Ar-CH4(5%,10%) –Isobutane Ar-iC4H10(5%) –CF4 Ar-CF4(2-10%) –Helium-based Simulations will be useful since they have been checked (next slide) Saclay/Orsay

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Gas studies Encouraging cross-checks to Magboltz simulation Karlsruhe group (earlier by Saclay and others also): TDR gas P10

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Gas studies: ion backdrift Should be as small as possible to reduce ion buildup in gas- amplification region and possible ion leaking into drift volume. MicromegasGem X-ray source

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Ion backdrift optimization Aachen study for GEMs --With optimization, rel. ion backdrift ~2.5‰ indep. of gain --Even with 10^5 more charge-density than expected, optimization dramatic 4mm

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Point resolution, Wires --Measured by Asia/MPI/Desy teams in MPI wire chamber and KEK magnet at KEK test beam (1-4 GeV hadrons with PID), B=0&1T, TDR gas --2x6mm^2 pads, 1mm wire-to-pad gap --PRF width measured to be = 1.43mm --Point resolution measured by fitting track to outer 6 rows and comparing track to hit on innermost 7 th row. This method is known to overestimate the resolution (better method being implemented—see next slides)

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Point resolution, Micromegas Saclay/Orsay/Berkeley --Ageing negligible --Diffusion measurements  σ_pt < 100μm possible --At moment only achieved for short drift (intrinsic σ) for gain~5000 (350V mesh), noise~1000e --Analysis continuing… B = 1T 1x10mm^2 pads mm^2, B = 1T

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Point resolution, Gem --Two examples of σ_pt measured for Gems and 2x6mm^2 pads. --In Desy chamber (triple Gem), method of fitting track without one padrow whose hit is compared with track (overestimate of σ_pt). --In Victoria chamber (double Gem), unbiased method used: track fit twice, with and without padrow in question, σ determined for each case; geometric mean of the two σ’s gives the correct result. --In general (also for Micromegas) the resolution is not as good as simulations expect; we are searching for why (electronics, noise, method). 30cm B=4T Gas:P5

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Improving point resolution with resistive foil Carleton work. Charge dispersion via resistive foil improves resolution: for B=0

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Medipix2+Micromegas: results --Single-electron sensitivity demonstrated: Fe55 source, open30s/close, He/20%Isobut., threshold=3000e, gain=19K (-470V Mmegas), -1kV drift --Measure diffusion const.~ 220μm/  cm, N_cluster~0.52/mm, in reasonable agreement with simulation --Future: develop “TimePixGrid” prototype by Nikhef/Saclay/et.al. for TPC application

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Two-track resolution studies Studies just starting. Victoria steering mechanics, Desy laser and 5T magnet. σ_point for cosmics ~ laser ~ 80μm 2-track resol. for lasers ~ 1-2mm: how the resolution on one track is affected by presence of a nearby parallel track at same drift dist. 4T

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Prototype Results Operational experience No systematic statistics yet Several groups have had problems with sparking (with both Gems and Micromegas) But it is too early to take this seriously (I had similar problems with Aleph) Needs systematic study (to avoid an msgc- type problem)… Needs systematic study (to avoid an msgc- type problem)…

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Other activities : MIT Lorentz-angle meas., Gas studies, Gem resolution/manufacturing Cornell Simulation of pad size, resolution needed Purdue Gem manufacture together with 3M company Cornell/ Manufacture of prototype for studies Purdue A. Krivchitch

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October General Happenings … Steering group takes care of workshop/conference talks, Steering group takes care of workshop/conference talks, phone/video meetings, contact with other labs, etc. phone/video meetings, contact with other labs, etc. Video, VRVS/phone TPC R&D meetings every few months Video, VRVS/phone TPC R&D meetings every few months Task-sharing among groups is very fruitful and productive, e.g. Task-sharing among groups is very fruitful and productive, e.g. --LBNL providing Star electronics for Canadian, French, German labs --LBNL providing Star electronics for Canadian, French, German labs --MPI providing Aleph electronics for Asian, Canadian, German labs --MPI providing Aleph electronics for Asian, Canadian, German labs --DESY 5T magnet to be used by Canadian and German groups --DESY 5T magnet to be used by Canadian and German groups --Saclay 2T magnet to be used by North American and French groups --Saclay 2T magnet to be used by North American and French groups --Test beams in DESY and KEK being used by Asian. Canadian, German labs --Test beams in DESY and KEK being used by Asian. Canadian, German labs --MicroMEGAS work by Canadian, French and US groups --MicroMEGAS work by Canadian, French and US groups --GEM progects by Canadian, German, Russian and US groups --GEM progects by Canadian, German, Russian and US groups --Fieldcage studies started in Russia and Germany --Fieldcage studies started in Russia and Germany --Electronics work in Canada, Germany, Holland, France --Electronics work in Canada, Germany, Holland, France --Endplate mechanics/cooling studied by German, French groups --Endplate mechanics/cooling studied by German, French groups

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Plans 1) Demonstration phase –Continue work for ~1 year with small prototypes on mapping out parameter space, understanding resolution, etc, to prove feasibility of an MPGD TPC. For Si-based ideas this will include a basic proof-of-principle. 2) Consolidation phase –Build and operate “large” prototype (Ø ≥ 70cm, drift ≥ 50cm) which allows any MPGD technology, to test manufacturing techniques for MPGD endplates, fieldcage and electronics. Design work would start in ~1/2 year, building and testing another ~ 2 years. 3) Design phase –After phase 2, the decision as to which endplate technology to use for the LC TPC would be taken and final design started.

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October Requests Continued support of PRC Positive recommendations to funding agencies PRC support for globalization of R&D Test beam facilities for next 3 years Summary Experience with MPGDs being gathered rapidly Gas properties rather well understood Diffusion-limited resolution seems feasible Resistive foil charge-spreading demonstrated CMOS RO demonstrated Design work starting

28/10/2004 Ron Settles MPI-Munich/DESY Desy Physics Review Committee Meeting October TPC milestones 2005 Continue testing, design large prototype Test large prototype, decide technology 2008 Proposal of/final design of LC TPC 2012 Four years for construction 2013 Commission TPC alone 2014 Install/integrate in detector