ATHENA detector proposal - a totally hermetic electron nucleus apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider



Adam, J, Adamczyk, L, Agrawal, N, Aidala, C, Akers, W, Alekseev, M, Allen, MM, Ameli, F, Angerami, A, Antonioli, P
et al (show 423 more authors) (2022) ATHENA detector proposal - a totally hermetic electron nucleus apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 17 (10). p10019-. ISSN 1748-0221, 1748-0221

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Abstract

ATHENA has been designed as a general purpose detector capable of delivering the full scientific scope of the Electron-Ion Collider. Careful technology choices provide fine tracking and momentum resolution, high performance electromagnetic and hadronic calorimetry, hadron identification over a wide kinematic range, and near-complete hermeticity. This article describes the detector design and its expected performance in the most relevant physics channels. It includes an evaluation of detector technology choices, the technical challenges to realizing the detector and the R&D required to meet those challenges.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Calorimeters, Cherenkov detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Particle tracking detectors
Divisions: Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 May 2023 10:46
Last Modified: 22 May 2026 15:57
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/10/P10019
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/10/P10019
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3170162
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