Resolution of the ATLAS muon spectrometer monitored drift tubes in LHC Run 2



Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, DC, Abdinov, O, Abud, A Abed, Abeling, K, Abhayasinghe, DK, Abidi, SH, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL
et al (show 2916 more authors) (2019) Resolution of the ATLAS muon spectrometer monitored drift tubes in LHC Run 2 JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 14 (9). P09011-. ISSN 1748-0221, 1748-0221

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Abstract

The momentum measurement capability of the ATLAS muon spectrometer relies fundamentally on the intrinsic single-hit spatial resolution of the monitored drift tube precision tracking chambers. Optimal resolution is achieved with a dedicated calibration program that addresses the specific operating conditions of the 354 000 high-pressure drift tubes in the spectrometer. The calibrations consist of a set of timing offsets and drift time to drift distance transfer relations, and result in chamber resolution functions. This paper describes novel algorithms to obtain precision calibrations from data collected by ATLAS in LHC Run 2 and from a gas monitoring chamber, deployed in a dedicated gas facility. The algorithm output consists of a pair of correction constants per chamber which are applied to baseline calibrations, and determined to be valid for the entire ATLAS Run 2. The final single-hit spatial resolution, averaged over 1172 monitored drift tube chambers, is 81.7 ± 2.2 μm.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 36 pages in total, author list starting page 20, 22 figures, 1 table, submitted to Journal of Instrumentation. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/MDET-2018-01/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gaseous detectors, Muon spectrometers, Particle tracking detectors (Gaseous detectors), Wire chambers (MWPC, Thin-gap chambers, drift chambers, drift tubes, proportional chambers etc)
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2019 12:49
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2026 19:48
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/09/P09011
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/09/P09011
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3057333
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