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Reduction of ion backflow using a quadruple GEM detector with various gas mixtures

Sourav Tarafdar
(
- Vanderbilt U.
)
,
Senta V. Greene
(
- Vanderbilt U.
)
,
Julia Velkovska
(
- Vanderbilt U.
)
,
Brandon Blankenship
(
- Vanderbilt U.
)
,
Michael Z. Reynolds
(
- Vanderbilt U.
)

Oct 17, 2021

14 pages

Published in:

Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 1042 (2022) 167460

Published: Nov 1, 2022

e-Print:

2110.08838 [physics.ins-det]

DOI:

10.1016/j.nima.2022.167460 (publication)

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Abstract: (Elsevier B.V.)

In gaseous tracking detectors with a large gaseous volume, like Time Projection Chambers (TPC), multiple layers of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) can be used to block positive ions from flowing back into the active volume, which is detrimental to the tracking performance. TPCs with multilayer GEM readout are used in the recently upgraded ALICE experiment, and in the upcoming sPHENIX experiment. In both cases, suppression of ion backflow (IBF) is important for achieving the desired detector performance. We report on studies of effective gain, IBF, and energy resolution in quadruple GEM detectors, and on strategies for minimizing IBF by optimizing the operating voltages of the individual GEM layers and the potential differences between different layers. These studies are performed as baseline measurements intended to aid in the optimization of the operating conditions of the GEMs of the sPHENIX TPC.

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14 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables

Ion backflow
ion backflow
Gas Electron Multiplier
Time Projection Chamber
gas electron multiplier
ion: flow
energy resolution
gas: admixture
ionization: yield
tracking detector

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