Technical Design Study for the PANDA Time Projection Chamber
Ball, M. and Bohmer, F.V. and Dorheim, S. and Hoppner, C. and Ketzer, B. and Fabbietti, L. and others
Keywords
time projection chamber, gas electron multiplier, PANDA, performance, design, gas, calibration, electronics: readout, control system, numerical calculations: Monte Carlo, momentum resolution, effect: space charge, ionization: yield
Abstract
This document illustrates the technical layout and the expected performance of a Time Projection Chamber as the central tracking system of the PANDA experiment. The detector is based on a continuously operating TPC with Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) amplification.
