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Basic detector performance

The current GMu program includes the hardware and detector components as shown in Fig. 21. The proposed detector granularity is used, but the response function for parts of the detector are simplified, in particular the distribution of the induced charges on the TPC cathode and the ePC cathodes has not been implemented. (Eventually this also includes a model of electronic center of gravity method used.) In order to demonstrate that these deficiencies have very little impact at the present design stage, we first assumed a hit localization at the central cathode strip. Then we reduced the granularity of all tracking chambers (anode, cathode pitch) by a factor of 2. The observed resolution remained nearly unchanged (see left panel of Fig. 22). Thus the vertex resolution of the electron tracking system is dominated by multiple scattering, consistent with the expected projected scattering angle on 2 mm Al, which varies from 0.17 to 0.04 rad for electron momenta 10 to 50 MeV. The effect of various other scattering objects is indicated in the right panel of Fig. 22. The total efficiency of electron detection in a triple coincidence $ePC1 \times ePC2 \times eSC$ is 75 % of 4\( \pi \). 72% of the accepted electron trajectories are not obstructed by either chamber frames or magnet. Of the 28% accepted electrons which pass through either frames or magnet, 25% hit the frame only, 35% hit the magnet only and 40% go through both frame and magnet (the magnet is positioned such that it is shadowed by the frames).

Figure 22: Gmu results on impact parameter beween muon stop position (from TPC) and reconstructed electron track vector (from ePC1, ePC2 and eSC). Left: Ideal setup without scattering material, nominal detector granularity (thin line), detector deteriorated by 2 (thin dashed), Realistic detector, nominal granularity (thick line), deteriorated by 2 (thick dashed). Right: Ideal setup (thin line), detector without frames and magnet (thick dashed), real detector(thick line), effect of frames and magnet(thick dotted).
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Peter Kammel 2001-02-04