| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8175751 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We report the timing and spatial resolution from the Muon Telescope Detector (MTD) installed in the STAR experiment at RHIC. Cosmic ray muons traversing the STAR detector have an average transverse momentum of 6Â GeV/c. Due to their very small multiple scattering, these cosmic muons provide an ideal tool to calibrate the detectors and measure their timing and spatial resolution. The values obtained were ~100Â ps and ~1-2Â cm. These values are comparable to those obtained from cosmic-ray bench tests and test beams.
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Authors
C. Yang, X.J. Huang, C.M. Du, B.C. Huang, Z. Ahammed, A. Banerjee, P. Bhattarari, S. Biswas, B. Bowen, J. Butterworth, M. Calderón de la Barca Sánchez, H. Carson, S. Chattopadhyay, D. Cebra, H.F. Chen, J.P. Cheng, M. Codrington, G. Eppley, X.L. Zhu,