activities in alice tof
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Activities in ALICE TOF. Kangnung Univ. Ph D. Student Jin Sook KIM. Contents. 1. Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber R & D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007) (1) 10 gaps MRPC (2) 24 gaps MRPC (3) 6 gaps MRPC - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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26.Aug.2008 Jin Sook KIM Slide 1
Activities in ALICE TOF
Kangnung Univ.
Ph D. Student
Jin Sook KIM
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Contents
1. Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber R & D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007) (1) 10 gaps MRPC (2) 24 gaps MRPC (3) 6 gaps MRPC
2. Time-Of-Flight Detector Assembly (04.2007 ~ 04.2008) (1) TOF detector (2) TOF detector assembly
3. Task (05.2008 ~ ) (1) TOF Commissioning (2) ALICE - KOREA FUND Account (3) Research Guide (4) Finish - PH D. Thesis
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1. MRPC R&D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007)
(1) 10 gaps MRPC (TOF detector system)• Consist : 5 gas gaps of 2 stacks • Gap size : 250 m• Active area : 7 cm 120 cm
(with 96 pads)• Pad size : 2.5 cm 3.5 cm• Time resolution : ~ 50 ps• Efficiency : ~ 99 %• Article : Aging and rate effects of
the Multigap RPC studied
at the Gamma Irradiation
Facility at CERN. Etc..(5 more)
Cross-section of the MRPC strip with 10 gas gaps
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1. MRPC R&D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007)
(2) 24 gaps MRPC• Consist : 6 gas gaps of 4 stacks • Gap size : 160 m• Active area : 7 cm 61 cm (with 24 pads )• Pad size : 2.5 cm 7 cm• Time resolution : ~ 20 ps• Efficiency : ~ 99 % • Article : A 20 ps timing device - a multigap resistive plate chamber with 24 gas gaps
Schematic cross-section of 24 gaps MRPC
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1. MRPC R&D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007)
(3) 6 gaps MRPC (Extreme Energy Events Project)• Goal(EEE Project) : build by high school students and operate at their school in Italy (using cosmic ray) • Consist : 6 gas gaps of 1 stack • Gap size : 300 m• Active area : 82 cm 158 cm (with 24 pads)• Pad size : 2.5 cm 180 cm• Time resolution : ~ 67 ps • Position resolution : ~ 0.84 cm• Article : Performance of a six gap MRPC built for large area coverage. Etc...(3 more) EEE Project poster
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1. MRPC R&D (04.2004 ~ 03.2007)
Schematic cross-section of the 6 gaps MRPC
Schematic representation of aluminum box
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21 schools (2 years)
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2. TOF Detector Assembly (04.2007~04.2008)
(1) Time-Of-Flight (TOF) Detector • Momentum range : 0.5 GeV/c ~ 2.5 GeV/c• Polar angles : 45< <135 (full coverage in )• Cover area : 160 m2 • Inner radius : 3.7 m (from the beam)• Length of the cylinder : 7.2 m • TOF Array : 18 SuperModules• 1 SuperModule : 5 modules• 90 Modules contain : 1638 MRPCs with
157248 readout channels
The TOF detector in the Space Frame
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2. TOF Detector Assembly (04.2007~04.2008)
(2) Time-Of-Flight Detector Assembly• Cable test : Pulse cable, LV cable, HV cable, Amphenol signal cable….
• Magnetic sensible Screw change : FEE card, TRM, Amphenol cable
• Participated in 15 SuperModules assembly (all 18 SM)
• Installation in SM : FEA Card, Mylar, LV cable, HV cable, Amphenol cable, TRM, LTM, DRM, Cooling bar, DC/DC converter ….
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2. TOF Detector Assembly (04.2007~04.2008)
Construction of SuperModules Installation of Amphenol signal cables
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3. Task (05.2008 ~ )
(1) TOF Commissioning • Maintaining and Shift
(2) ALICE - KOREA FUND Account• Kangnung Univ. Kunkuk Univ. Pusan Univ.
Sejong Univ. Yonsei Univ.
(3) Research Guide• Student JeeWon SEO (Kunkuk Univ.)
(4) Finish - PH D. Thesis