PICOSEC-Micromegas Detector, an innovative solution for Lepton Time Tagging
The PICOSEC-Micromegas (PICOSEC-MM) detector is a novel gaseous detector designed for precise timing resolution in experimental measurements. It eliminates time jitter from charged particles in ionization gaps by using extreme UV Cherenkov light emitted in a crystal, detected by a Micromegas photodetector with an appropriate photocathode. The first single-channel prototype tested in 150 GeV/c muon beams achieved a timing resolution below 25 ps, a significant improvement compared to standard Micropattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs). This work explores the specifications for applying these detectors in monitored neutrino beams for the ENUBET Project. Key aspects include exploring resistive technologies, resilient photocathodes, and scalable electronics. New 7-pad resistive detectors are designed to handle the particle flux. In this paper, two potential scenarios are briefly considered: tagging electromagnetic showers with a timing resolution below 30 ps in an electromagnetic calorimeter as well as individual particles (mainly muons) with about 20 ps respectively.
Authors
- M. Lisowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4001-9542)
- A. Kallitsopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9021-1263)
- Emmanuel Scorsone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-6564)
- F. Brunbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0514-8189)
- L. Scharenberg
- J. Liu
- M. Pomorski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-1764)
- M. Lupberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-3576)
- L. Ropelewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-7451)
- D. Janssens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1155-9710)
- R. Aleksan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-0708)
- Z. Zhang
- G. Fanourakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-4957)
- S. N. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6181-4935)
- D. Fiorina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-257X)
- Y. Angelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9057-5165)
- G. Orlandini
- K. Gnanvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-0664)
- Yi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-1114)
- K.J. Flöthner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-6838)
- M. Kovacic
- T. Papaevangelou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-9158)
- D. Desforge
- S. Tzamarias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-1072)
- H. Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2830-0617)
- F.J. Iguaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6327-9369)
- J. Datta
- Y. Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-5503)
- B. Kross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-6926)
- X. Wang
- R. Veenhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-1205)
- Thomas Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-7128)
- I. M. Maniatis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4362-0088)
- E. Oliveri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0832-6975)
- M. van Stenis
- M. Gallinaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-2277)
- I. Vai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-5032)
- M. Brunoldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8757-6420)
- L. Sohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-5966)
- Evridki Chatzianagnostou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3781-1820)
- P. Vitulo
- F. García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-7964)
- A. Utrobicic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4159-1334)
- G. Tsipolitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-0809)
- D. Sampsonidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-2304)
- J. Bortfeldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0777-985X)
- Anand Pandey
- W. Xi
- J. McKisson
- P. Legou
- S. Aune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-0436)
- I. Giomataris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0133-864X)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Munich University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- National Technical University of Athens (GR)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (GR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (US)
- Laboratoire d'Intégration des Systèmes et des Technologies (FR)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia (IT)
- Ruđer Bošković Institute (HR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (GR)
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (GR)
- Laboratoire de Mesure du Carbone 14 (FR)
- Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (FR)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169920
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.66
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- CERN
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities