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 |