CEA DSM Irfu

Micromegas R&D for ILC and sLHC at Saclay

P. Colas, I. Giomataris, M. Titov

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•Micromegas and other MPGD (Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors) are in the process to replace more and more wire chambers in Physics experiments

•Robustness, ease of fabrication, rapidity, high rate capabilities,…

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Micromegas experiments

•The R&D has been lead by several experiments so far:

– CAST (low radioactivity, low threshold)

– COMPASS (large size, high rate)

– NA48/KABES (high rate, 0.6ns time resolution)

– T2K (10 m2, 80 kchannels, bulk technology)

•Now ILC and sLHC require larger scale and more R&D

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The “bulk” technology

Fruit of a CERN-Saclay collaboration (2004)Mesh fixed by the pillars themselves :

No frame needed : fully efficient surfaceVery robust : closed for > 20 µ dustPossibility to transfer to industry for large size productionPossibility to fragment the mesh (e.g. in bands)

- gives one more coordinate- lower the capacitance (noise, damage from sparks)

- makes it repairable

Used by the T2K TPC under construction (starts in 2009 in Tokai)

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The T2K TPC has been tested successfully at CERN (9/2007)

36x34 cm2

1728 pads

Pad pitch 6.9x9 mm2

Saclay’s AFTER-chip based electronics used by Micromegas ILC-TPC

Strong synergy between T2K and ILC TPCs.

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R&D on resistive anode

Carleton-Orsay-Saclay collaboration since 2002.

Avalanche size ~12µ in Micromegas, whereas ideal pad size 2-3 mm for 2-track separation with minimal number of electronic channels (cost, power consumption, matter, space)

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Need to spread the charge to make a barycenter

M. Dixit et al. : use a resistive coverlay to make a RC continuous network on the anode surface.

Ongoing work at Neuchatel and CERN : use of photovoltaic techniques and screen printing techniques. Large R&D project.

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R&D on resistive anode

Tested at DESY in a 5T magnet (Nov. 2007) : 50 µ resolution at all drifts! Extrapolates to <80µ at ILC (beyond initial requirements)

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Simulations in progress to optimize spreading and protection (E. Delagnes, S. Turnbull)

Data from at TPC prototype with 2mm pads

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R&D on pixel readout

Alternative to obtain ultimate resolution: have small pads (pixels) matching the avalanche size. Then detect individual electrons.

CERN-Nikhef-Saclay collaboration within EUDET. Use the TimePix chip (evolution from MediPix)

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R&D on pixel readout

Application: study gain fluctuations (bad for resolution and for single-electron efficiency) vs gas and geometry. Access directly Fano fluctuations and ionisation fluctuations.

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R&D on pixel readout

Provides ultimate resolution possible with a gas

Developments within FP7, self-triggering, zero suppression, higher speed

Future: communicating chips, architecture to get around dead chips, 3D technology for more robustness,…

InGrid technology: deposit the mesh by post-processing on the chip (U. Twente)

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State-of-the art cosmic-ray trigger system

MPPC (Si-PM) via KEK

Temperature control by Peltier devices and thermistors

Field cage by DESY

PC-MAG magnet from KEK at DESY

(EUDET)

Logic by FPGAs

The Large Prototype

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The Large Prototype

7 interchangeable modules

24 rows x 72 pads Av. pad size ~ 3.2x7 mm2

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Micromegas with TimePixMicromegas with TimePix

EUDETEUDET

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ATLAS: average single count rates for L=1034 cm-2s-1

J. Wotschak et al.

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Muon chambers for a sLHC detector

R&D starting to develop large detectors to be used both for triggering and precise tracking at high rate.

Strips + segmented mesh will be needed

Resistive coverlay will be necessary for good resolution and fewer electronic channels, and for spark suppression

P. Llengo, J. Wotschak et al.

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Muon chambers for a sLHC detector

Large collaboration setting up around ATLAS for this:

Arizona, Athens (U, NTU, Demokritos), Brookhaven, Bucharest, CERN, Harvard, Naples, Saclay , Seattle, U. of Science and Technology of China, South Carolina, St. Peterburg, Thessaloniki

Test beam in Nov. 2007

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•Saclay is involved in EUDET (European FP6), preparation of DevDet (European FP7), RD51 MPGD collaboration (M. Titov co-spokesman, I. Giomataris in Advisory Board, PC convener of ‘Techniques’ working group)

•We commit part of our time (I. Giomataris, M. Titov, PC) in organizing conferences (IEEE/NSS, TPC Paris conferences, next RD51 workshop(s), TPC analysis jamborees, ICHEP 2010…). This way we are in permanent close contact with the world-wide MPGD community.

Hawaii 2007

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Conclusion

•ILC and sLHC now structure the Micromegas R&D, joining CAST, COMPASS, NA48/KABES, T2K

•A large TPC prototype is being built and will be operated at DESY and CERN in the next years.

•Saclay is interested in the development of Large Micromegas muon chambers for the sLHC upgrade.