Checklist for Muon-System Technologies under consideration

 

Technology

CPC

WPC/WSC

TGC

RPC

MRPC

 

Gas Mixtures

- Optimize

Ar CO2 CF4

mixture

- Optimize

Ar CO2 CF4

mixture

- Test various gases:

e.g. Ar, CO2 , CF4 ,

n-C5H12 , iso-C4H10

- optimize mixture considering performance and safety aspects

- Optimize

C2H2F4 iso-C4H10 SF6 mixture

- Optimize

C2H2F4 iso-C4H10 SF6 mixture

Timing

Properties

- Time resolution as function of beam angle

- Time walk

- Time slewing as function of pad/strip size

- Efficiency as function of time window (15ns –25ns)

Rate

Performance

- Efficiency as function of rate

- Comparison of "spot" and "flood" illumination

Aging

Studies

- Tests is GIF

- Reference to similar studies by other experiments

Other

Characteristics

- Cross talk and charge sharing

- Noise studies (hit multiplicity distribution etc.)

- Stability and Uniformity

FE-chip

- Performance with FE-chip envisaged for a given technology

Construction

Issues

- Detailed estimate for material cost

- Estimate for production cost and time

- Estimate for manpower required for construction