Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays

C. Yang; X. J. Huang; C. M. Du; B. C. Huang; Z. Ahammed; A. Banerjee; P. Bhattarari; S. Biswas; B. Bowen; J. Butterworth; M. Calderón De La Barca Sánchez; H. Carson; S. Chattopadhyay; D. Cebra; H. F. Chen; J. P. Cheng; M. Codrington; G. Eppley; C. Flores; F. Geurts; G. W. Hoffmann; A. Jentsch; A. Kesich; C. Li; Y. J. Li; W. J. Llope; S. Mioduszewski; Y. Mohamed; T. Nussbaum; A. Roy; L. Ruan; J. J. Schambach; Y. J. Sun; Y. Wang; K. Xin; Z. Xu; S. Yang; X. L. Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.075

Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays

C. Yang, X. J. Huang, C. M. Du, B. C. Huang, Z. Ahammed, A. Banerjee, P. Bhattarari, S. Biswas, B. Bowen, J. Butterworth, M. Calderón De La Barca Sánchez, H. Carson, S. Chattopadhyay, D. Cebra, H. F. Chen, J. P. Cheng, M. Codrington, G. Eppley, C. Flores, F. GeurtsG. W. Hoffmann, A. Jentsch, A. Kesich, C. Li, Y. J. Li, W. J. Llope, S. Mioduszewski, Y. Mohamed, T. Nussbaum, A. Roy, L. Ruan, J. J. Schambach, Y. J. Sun, Y. Wang, K. Xin, Z. Xu, S. Yang, X. L. Zhu

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Abstract

We report the timing and spatial resolution from the Muon Telescope Detector (MTD) installed in the STAR experiment at RHIC. Cosmic ray muons traversing the STAR detector have an average transverse momentum of 6 GeV/c. Due to their very small multiple scattering, these cosmic muons provide an ideal tool to calibrate the detectors and measure their timing and spatial resolution. The values obtained were ~100 ps and ~1-2 cm. These values are comparable to those obtained from cosmic-ray bench tests and test beams.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.075
State	Published - Oct 21 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cosmic ray
Muon telescope detector
Spatial resolution
Timing resolution

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Yang, C., Huang, X. J., Du, C. M., Huang, B. C., Ahammed, Z., Banerjee, A., Bhattarari, P., Biswas, S., Bowen, B., Butterworth, J., Calderón De La Barca Sánchez, M., Carson, H., Chattopadhyay, S., Cebra, D., Chen, H. F., Cheng, J. P., Codrington, M., Eppley, G., Flores, C., ... Zhu, X. L. (2014). Calibration and performance of the STAR Muon Telescope Detector using cosmic rays. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 762, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.075

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