Published March 1, 2010 | Version v1
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The BESIII muon identification system

Creators

  • 1. Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 3. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China)
  • 4. Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Box 351560, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (United States)

Description

The muon identification system of BESIII experiment at the IHEP is described. The muon counter (MUC) is composed of resistive plate chambers (RPCs) working in self-quenching streamer mode with the gas mixture Ar/C2F4H2/C4H10=50/42/8. The design, the construction, the mass production and the quality control result of the detectors are described in detail. The paper also presents the performance of the bare RPCs and the superlayer modules with cosmic rays. Finally, the subsystems of MUC, including the RPC superlayer modules, the gas systems, the HV and LV system and the readout electronic system, are also presented.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.036

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.036;
PII
S0168-9002(09)02353-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
614
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 196-205
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41074890
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
2-METHYLPROPANE; BUTANE; CONSTRUCTION; COSMIC RADIATION; DESIGN; IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; IHEP; MASS; MIXTURES; MUONS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUENCHING; READOUT SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
ALKANES; CONTROL; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HYDROCARBONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RUSSIAN ORGANIZATIONS

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