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| Title | The CLAS12 Micromegas Vertex Tracker |
| Authors | Arnaud Acker, David Attié, Stephan Aune, Jacques Ball, P. Baron, Quentin Bertrand, D. Besin, T. Bey, Francesco Bossu, R. Boudouin, M. Boyer, Guillaume Christiaens, P. Contrepois, Maxime Defurne, E. Delagnes, Michel Garcon, F. Georges, J. Giraud, Remi Granelli, Nathalie Grouas, Caroline LAHONDE-HAMDOUN, T. Lerch, Irakli Mandjavidze, Olivier Meunier, Yassir Moudden, Sebastien Procureur, Marc Riallot, Franck Sabatie, Maxence Vandenbroucke, E. Virique |
| JLAB number | JLAB-PHY-20-2933 |
| LANL number | (None) |
| Other number | DOE/OR/23177-4953 |
| Document Type(s) | (Journal Article) |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
| Funding Source: | Nuclear Physics (NP) |
| Other Funding: | French Agence Nationale de la Recherche |
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Journal Compiled for Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section A Volume 957 Page(s) 163423 Refereed | |
| Publication Abstract: | The Micromegas Vertex Tracker was designed to improve upon the tracking capabilities of the baseline design of the CLAS12 spectrometer in Hall~B at Jefferson Laboratory. A Barrel Micromegas Tracker made with six concentric cylinders, each made of three 120$^\circ$-sector tiles, surrounds the Silicon Vertex Tracker, and a Forward Micromegas Tracker composed of 6 disks is placed 30~cm downstream of the liquid-hydrogen target. Both trackers sit in a 5~T solenoid magnetic field. All Micromegas elements are based on resistive technology to withstand luminosities up to $10^{35}$~cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$, as well as on bulk technology to enforce gain uniformity and mechanical robustness. Due to the high magnetic field, dedicated electronics have been designed and displaced $\sim$2~m away from the detectors. The electronics readout is based on the DREAM ASICs that allow sustained operation up to 20~kHz trigger rate at the maximum luminosity. |
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| Group: | Hall B |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163423 |
| Accepted Manuscript: | mm.pdf |
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