WP7: Gaseous detectors

Objectives

Task 7.1. Coordination and Communication
• Management and coordination of the Work Package, including monitoring of work progress, budget spending and
reporting to the project management.
• Organisation of WP meetings as well as meetings with other WPs and coordinating presentation of results within
AIDAinnova and to the detector community.


Task 7.2. Multigap RPCs (MRPCs) for fast timing and Eco-friendly gas mixtures for RPCs
• Developing and testing material (thin plates of low resistivity glass)
• Construction, characterisation and test beam of small-size prototypes
• Construction of 1×1 m2 prototypes with the new readout plane structure for a semi-digital hadron calorimeter
(SDHCAL)
• Test beam study of the shower time development in an SDHCAL, equipped with the prototype detectors
• Identification and characterisation of new gas mixture candidates
• Validation of the gas mixtures after large integrated doses at GIF++


Task 7.3. Development of resistive electrodes for MPGDs and Industrial engineering of high-rate μ-RWELL detector
• Production of Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) with ion beam deposition and pulsed laser deposition
• Study of the resistance of graphene to polyimide etching liquids
• Characterisation of 10×10 cm2 foils by DLC and graphene
• Industrial production of small-size prototypes and their characterisation
• Industrial production of large-size prototypes (# 0.5 m2) and their characterisation


Task 7.4. A 4-channel electronic board prototype for cluster counting and Hybrid readout for high pressure gas TPC
for neutrino physics
• Design electronics and realise a 4-channel prototype for cluster counting in ultra-light drift chambers
• Identification and characterisation of adequate gasses
• Construction of a small-scale TPC prototype (#10 l) with a hybrid charge and optical readout


Task 7.5. Photon detectors for hadron particle identification at high momenta
• Development of MPGD single photon detectors for compact Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors
• Comparison of measured prototype characteristics with Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) and Large Area Picosecond
Photodetectors (LAPPDs)

Tasks

Task # Task name Task Leader
7.1 Coordination and Communication  
7.2 Multigap RPCs (MRPCs) for fast timing and Eco-friendly gas mixtures for RPCs  
7.3 Development of resistive electrodes for MPGDs and Industrial engineering of high-rate μ-RWELL detector  
7.4 A 4-channel electronic board prototype for cluster counting and Hybrid readout for high pressure gas TPC
for neutrino physics
 
7.5 Photon detectors for hadron particle identification at high momenta  

Milestones

MS # Milestone name Lead beneficiary Due Date (in months) Means of verification
MS26 Production of DLC with ion beam deposition and pulsed laser deposition 21 - INFN  23 Report (Task 7.3)
MS27 Build a 0.3×0.3 m2 prototype and the readout plane with the new structure 21 - INFN  36 Prototype ready (Task 7.3)
MS28 Identification of a gas mixture for neutrino physics in an optical TPC 42 - RHUL  36 Report (Task 7.4)
MS29 Design electronics for cluster counting and production of a 4-channel prototype 21 - INFN  46 Prototype ready (Task 7.4)

Deliverables

D # Deliverable name Lead beneficiary Type Due Date (in months)
D7.1 Characterisation of small size MRPC prototypes for fast timing and high
rates
21 - INFN  Report 36
D7.2 Validation of the eco-friendly gas mixtures for RPCs at GIF++ 21 - INFN  Report 45
D7.3 Production with industry of small-size prototypes of μ-RWELLs 21 - INFN  Demonstrator 30
D7.4 A small-scale TPC prototype (#10 l) with hybrid charge/optical readout and a hydrogen rich gas mixture with high scintillation yield 42 - RHUL  Demonstrator 46
D7.5 Small-size prototype of a MPGD single photon detector for compact RICHs 21 - INFN  Demonstrator 44