EPJ Web of Conferences (Apr 2011)

VHMPID: a new detector for the ALICE experiment at LHC

  • Perini D.,
  • Perrino D.,
  • Patino M.E.,
  • Pastore C.,
  • Paić G.,
  • Ortiz A.,
  • Nappi E.,
  • Molnár L.,
  • Mayani D.,
  • Mastromarco M.,
  • Martinez M.I.,
  • Martinengo P.,
  • Markert C.,
  • Lipusz Cs.,
  • Lévai P.,
  • Kovács L.,
  • Harris J.,
  • Harton A.,
  • Hamar G.,
  • García E.,
  • Futó E.,
  • Di Mauro A.,
  • Dominguez I.,
  • Di Bari D.,
  • De Cataldo G.,
  • Cuautle E.,
  • Boldizsár L.,
  • Berényi D.,
  • Bencze Gy.,
  • Bellwied R.,
  • Barnaföldi G.G.,
  • Alfaro R.,
  • Agócs A.G.,
  • Peskov V.,
  • Pinsky L.,
  • Piuz F.,
  • Pochybovâ S.,
  • Smirnov N.,
  • Song J.,
  • Timmins A.,
  • Varga D.,
  • Vargas A.,
  • Vergara S.,
  • Volpe G.,
  • Yi J.,
  • Yoo I.K.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111303004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13
p. 03004

Abstract

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This article presents the basic idea of VHMPID, an upgrade detector for the ALICE experiment at LHC, CERN. The main goal of this detector is to extend the particle identification capabilities of ALICE to give more insight into the evolution of the hot and dense matter created in Pb-Pb collisions. Starting from the physics motivations and working principles the challenges and current status of development is detailed.