The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers

M. Ellis; P. R. Hobson; P. Kyberd; J. J. Nebrensky; A. Bross; J. Fagan; T. Fitzpatrick; R. Flores; R. Kubinski; J. Krider; R. Rucinski; P. Rubinov; C. Tolian; T. L. Hart; D. M. Kaplan; W. Luebke; B. Freemire; M. Wojcik; G. Barber; D. Clark; I. Clark; P. J. Dornan; A. Fish; S. Greenwood; R. Hare; A. Jamdagni; V. Kasey; M. Khaleeq; J. Leaver; K. R. Long; E. McKigney; T. Matsushita; C. Rogers; T. Sashalmi; P. Savage; M. Takahashi; A. Tapper; K. Yoshimura; P. Cooke; R. Gamet; H. Sakamoto; Y. Kuno; A. Sato; T. Yano; M. Yoshida; C. MacWaters; L. Coney; G. Hanson; A. Klier; D. Cline; X. Yang; D. Adey

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.04.041

The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers

M. Ellis, P. R. Hobson, P. Kyberd, J. J. Nebrensky, A. Bross, J. Fagan, T. Fitzpatrick, R. Flores, R. Kubinski, J. Krider, R. Rucinski, P. Rubinov, C. Tolian, T. L. Hart, D. M. Kaplan, W. Luebke, B. Freemire, M. Wojcik, G. Barber, D. ClarkI. Clark, P. J. Dornan, A. Fish, S. Greenwood, R. Hare, A. Jamdagni, V. Kasey, M. Khaleeq, J. Leaver, K. R. Long, E. McKigney, T. Matsushita, C. Rogers, T. Sashalmi, P. Savage, M. Takahashi, A. Tapper, K. Yoshimura, P. Cooke, R. Gamet, H. Sakamoto, Y. Kuno, A. Sato, T. Yano, M. Yoshida, C. MacWaters, L. Coney, G. Hanson, A. Klier, D. Cline, X. Yang, D. Adey

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Charged-particle tracking in the international Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE) will be performed using two solenoidal spectrometers, each instrumented with a tracking detector based on 350μm diameter scintillating fibres. The design and construction of the trackers is described along with the quality-assurance procedures, photon-detection system, readout electronics, reconstruction and simulation software and the data-acquisition system. Finally, the performance of the MICE tracker, determined using cosmic rays, is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	136-153
Number of pages	18
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	659
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.04.041
Publication status	Published - Dec 11 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ionisation cooling
Muon detector
Scintillating fibre
Tracker

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Ellis, M., Hobson, P. R., Kyberd, P., Nebrensky, J. J., Bross, A., Fagan, J., Fitzpatrick, T., Flores, R., Kubinski, R., Krider, J., Rucinski, R., Rubinov, P., Tolian, C., Hart, T. L., Kaplan, D. M., Luebke, W., Freemire, B., Wojcik, M., Barber, G., ... Adey, D. (2011). The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 659(1), 136-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.04.041

The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers. / Ellis, M.; Hobson, P. R.; Kyberd, P. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 659, No. 1, 11.12.2011, p. 136-153.

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Ellis, M, Hobson, PR, Kyberd, P, Nebrensky, JJ, Bross, A, Fagan, J, Fitzpatrick, T, Flores, R, Kubinski, R, Krider, J, Rucinski, R, Rubinov, P, Tolian, C, Hart, TL, Kaplan, DM, Luebke, W, Freemire, B, Wojcik, M, Barber, G, Clark, D, Clark, I, Dornan, PJ, Fish, A, Greenwood, S, Hare, R, Jamdagni, A, Kasey, V, Khaleeq, M, Leaver, J, Long, KR, McKigney, E, Matsushita, T, Rogers, C, Sashalmi, T, Savage, P, Takahashi, M, Tapper, A, Yoshimura, K, Cooke, P, Gamet, R, Sakamoto, H, Kuno, Y, Sato, A, Yano, T, Yoshida, M, MacWaters, C, Coney, L, Hanson, G, Klier, A, Cline, D, Yang, X & Adey, D 2011, 'The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 659, no. 1, pp. 136-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.04.041

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