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The pixel tracking telescope at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility.

Authors :
Kwan, Simon
Lei, CM
Menasce, Dario
Moroni, Luigi
Ngadiuba, Jennifer
Prosser, Alan
Rivera, Ryan
Terzo, Stefano
Turqueti, Marcos
Uplegger, Lorenzo
Vigani, Luigi
Dinardo, Mauro E.
Source :
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A. Mar2016, Vol. 811, p162-169. 8p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

An all silicon pixel telescope has been assembled and used at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility (FTBF) since 2009 to provide precise tracking information for different test beam experiments with a wide range of Detectors Under Test (DUTs) requiring high resolution measurement of the track impact point. The telescope is based on CMS pixel modules left over from the CMS forward pixel production. Eight planes are arranged to achieve a resolution of less than 8 μm on the 120 GeV proton beam transverse coordinate at the DUT position. In order to achieve such resolution with 100×150 μm 2 pixel cells, the planes were tilted to 25 degrees to maximize charge sharing between pixels. Crucial for obtaining this performance is the alignment software, called Monicelli, specifically designed and optimized for this system. This paper will describe the telescope hardware, the data acquisition system and the alignment software constituting this particle tracking system for test beam users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01689002
Volume :
811
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
112675684
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.003