Calibration study on a prototype of the Muon Telescope Detector at STAR of RHIC

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hoffmann, Gerald W.
dc.creator	Li, Liang, master of arts in physics
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-20T18:29:11Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-20T18:29:11Z
dc.date.created	2011-12
dc.date.issued	2012-02-20
dc.date.submitted	December 2011
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4739
dc.description.abstract	A prototype of the Muon Telescope Detector (MTD) was installed at STAR (Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC) during run year 2007. While the cosmic and beam tests showed a ~ 60 - 70 ps timing resolution for MTD, the actual performance in Au + Au collisions at STAR was found ~300 ps. In run year 10 STAR implemented a new electronics system for MTD and a cosmic ray trigger to study the performance of its several subsystems. With the cosmic ray data, this study shows that the timing resolution of MTD can reach 99 ps after a full calibration.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.subject	Calibration
dc.subject	MTD
dc.subject	MRPC
dc.title	Calibration study on a prototype of the Muon Telescope Detector at STAR of RHIC
dc.date.updated	2012-02-20T18:29:16Z
dc.identifier.slug	2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4739
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Keto, John
dc.description.department	Physics
dc.type.genre	thesis
dc.type.material	text
thesis.degree.department	Physics
thesis.degree.discipline	Physics
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts