A Very High Momentum Particle Identification Detector

• Main Authors: Acconcia, T. V, Agocs, A. G, Barile, F, Barnafoldi, G. G, Bellwied, R, Bencedi, G, Bencze, G, Berenyi, D, Boldizsar, L, Chattopadhyay, S, Cindolo, F, Chinellato, D. D, D'Ambrosio, S, Das, D, Das, K, Das-Bose, L, Dash, A. K, De Cataldo, G, De Pasquale, S, Di Bari, D, Di Mauro, A, Futo, E, Garcia, E, Hamar, G, Harton, A, Iannone, G, Jimenez, R. T, Kim, D. W, Kim, J. S, Knospe, A, Kovacs, L, Levai, P, Nappi, E, Markert, C, Martinengo, P, Mayani, D, Molnar, L, Olah, L, Paic, G, Pastore, C, Patimo, G, Patino, M. E, Peskov, V, Pinsky, L, Piuz, F, Pochybova, S, Sgura, I, Sinha, T, Song, J, Takahashi, J, Timmins, A, Van Beelen, J. B, Varga, D, Volpe, G, Weber, M, Xaplanteris, L, Yi, J, Yoo, I. K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 24-09-2013
• Subjects: Physics - Nuclear Experiment
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1309.5880

Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2014) 129: 91 The construction of a new detector is proposed to extend the capabilities of
ALICE in the high transverse momentum (pT) region. This Very High Momentum
Particle Identification Detector (VHMPID) performs charged hadron
identification on a track-by-track basis in the 5 GeV/c < p < 25 GeV/c momentum
range and provides ALICE with new opportunities to study parton-medium
interactions at LHC energies. The VHMPID covers up to 30% of the ALICE central
barrel and presents sufficient acceptance for triggered- and tagged-jet
studies, allowing for the first time identified charged hadron measurements in
jets. This Letter of Intent summarizes the physics motivations for such a
detector as well as its layout and integration into ALICE.