Speaker
Dariusz Miskowiec
(GSI)
Description
The upgrade of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is an essential
part of the experiment's preparation for the LHC Run 3 starting in
2021. The production of the new readout detectors has been practically
completed; the detectors will be installed in the TPC in a few months
from now. The Gas Electron Multiplier technology, on which they are
based, will enable us to operate the TPC in a continuous mode,
sampling the full rate of lead-lead collisions offered by the LHC. In
my presentation I will briefly describe the design and production of
the chambers, and review the physics prospects opening in Run 3.
Summary
The upgrade of the ALICE Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is an essential
part of the experiment's preparation for the LHC Run 3 starting in
2021. The production of the new readout detectors has been practically
completed; the detectors will be installed in the TPC in a few months
from now. The Gas Electron Multiplier technology, on which they are
based, will enable us to operate the TPC in a continuous mode,
sampling the full rate of lead-lead collisions offered by the LHC. In
my presentation I will briefly describe the design and production of
the chambers, and review the physics prospects opening in Run 3.
Primary author
Dariusz Miskowiec
(GSI)
