 | INFN - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Italy |  | October 20-29, 2015 |
The GD_Lab is organized in order to propose different technologies and applications. The structure of the laboratories is as follow:
GEM detector construction and characterization (L. Benussi, G. Bencivenni)
Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) particle detectors are widely used in high energy physics experiments mainly as tracking detectors. Due to their high rate capabilities, GEM detectors are more and more used in experiments where the particle rate is very high, like in the LHC experiments.
The aim of the exercise is a hand-on on a small GEM detectors and with the to understand how to characterise it in terms of gas gain and detection efficiency. The detector gas gain will be measured using x-ray and Fe55 calibration sources while the detectors efficiency will be determined with a cosmic rays telescope.
GEM for thermal neutron detection (F. Murtas)
The GEM detectors can be used in different fields from High Energy Physics to industrial and medical applications.
The purpose of the exercise will be to measure the efficiency for neutron detection as a function of the detector gain using an Americium-Berillium source.
MicroMegas construction and characterization (C. Gatti)
The activity is organized by the ATLAS group in Frascati, actually involved in the construction of large Micromegas chambers for the detector upgrade.
Participants will first go thourgh the steps of chamber assembly in the clean room of LNF. Then, they will put in operation a tower of micromegas, take data with cosmic rays, and reconstruct and analyze this data. In particular the participants will reconstruct tracks using the detectors as micro-TPC.
Gas Detectors test at BTF
| 4.1 | RPC characterization (A. Paoloni)
Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC) are a widespread technology adopted |
| 4.2 | GEM TPC tracker characterization (F. Murtas) t.b.d. |
