1. News from Micromegas modules
D. Attié, P. Colas, E. Delagnes, M. Dixit, A. Giganon, J-P Martin,
M. Riallot, F. Senée, Y-H Shin, S. Turnbull
LCTPC WP Meeting #78,
26 November 2008
LCTPC WP Phone Meeting #71 –
Micromegas module

2. New test bench in Saclay
Resistive MM
New test bench, identical to the one in DESY
New materials:
PC and T2K DAQ on Linux
gas box
back-end electronic card (Xilink ML405)
Front-End Mezzanine (FEM)
Micromegas resistive module
with resistive ink ~ 1-2 MΩ/□
Still missing parts (coming soon):
Electronic Front-End Cards (× 6 FECs)
with peaking time by-pass capability
Paid by Carleton University
Mechanical support without shielding
Flexible cables
12 from spares, 12 new ordered
Flexible cables
T2K electronics
1728 channels in 6 FECs
Optical fibre
Back-end electronics
TCP/IP via ethenet PC
T2K DAQ on Linux
Micromegas modules
LCTPC WP Meeting #78 –

3. Status and plans
New version of the FEM firmware has been implemented at DESY today
Data analysis in progress with the help of Yun-Ha Shin and Madhu Dixit (See Paul slides)
Continuation of the ILD-TPC design with Mac Riallot
Next beam tests with new resistive Micromegas module to be schedule
(before the next GEM module beam test?)
Micromegas modules
LCTPC WP Meeting #78 –