Fast drift gases - CH 4 and CF 4

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Fast drift gases - CH 4 and CF 4 10 cm /ms 12 cm /ms 40 cm drift => ~ 3-4 ms Requires high drift field CF 4 -Ar CH 4 C 2 H 4 (1 KV/cm) (1 V/cm/Torr)

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Fast drift gases - CH 4 and CF 4. 40 cm drift => ~ 3-4 m s Requires high drift field. 10 cm / m s. 12 cm / m s. CH 4. C 2 H 4. CF 4 -Ar. (1 V/cm/Torr). (1 KV/cm). Fast Drift Gases - C 2 H 2 +CF 4 +Ar. MiniTPC Simulation N. Smirnoff (STAR). Single track - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Fast drift gases - CH4 and CF4

10 cm /ms

12 cm /ms

40 cm drift => ~ 3-4 ms Requires high drift field

CF4 -Ar

CH4

C2 H4

(1 KV/cm) (1 V/cm/Torr)

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Fast Drift Gases - C2H2+CF4+Ar

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MiniTPC SimulationN. Smirnoff (STAR)

• Single track• 35 pad rows (1.5 x 0.3 cm2)• Minimum number of hits 9• Reconstructed momentum• dE/dx smeared with 25% energy resolution• Dip angle correction• Truncated mean

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e/p separation with CH4

0.25-0.4 0.4 - 1.0

1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 2.5

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• Single track• 35 pad rows (1.5 x 0.3 cm2)• Minimum number of hits 9• Reconstructed momentum• dE/dx smeared with 25% energy resolution• Dip angle correction• Truncated mean

MiniTPC SimulationN. Smirnoff (STAR)

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e/p separation with C2H2+Ar

0.25-0.4 0.4 - 1.0

1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 2.5