Upgrading the Inner Tracking System and the Time Projection Chamber of ALICE

The ALICE experiment at CERN is undergoing a major upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) of the LHC during 2019-2020. The key elements regarding the central barrel are the installation of a new Inner Tracking System (ITS) and the upgrade of the large Time Projection Chamber (TPC). The TPC is curr...

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Autor principal: Reidt, Felix
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2020
Materias:
hep-ex
Particle Physics - Experiment
physics.ins-det
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2020.121793
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2708577
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Sumario:The ALICE experiment at CERN is undergoing a major upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) of the LHC during 2019-2020. The key elements regarding the central barrel are the installation of a new Inner Tracking System (ITS) and the upgrade of the large Time Projection Chamber (TPC). The TPC is currently being upgraded with a new readout system, including new GEM-based Readout Chambers and new front-end electronics enabling us to operate it in continuous mode. The new ITS based on CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors will significantly improve the impact parameter resolution and the tracking efficiency, especially for particles with low transverse momenta, as well as the readout-rate capability. In the following, the upgrades and their assembly and commissioning status will be outlined.

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