Performance Specifications

trigger decision in < 106 ns
pointing to tracker to within mult. scatt. limit
overall pi/mu rejection = 2.5 x 10^-4

Physical Parameters

Ten of the twelve MuID gaps will be instrumented with panels. Six panels are used to tile the gaps, four large and two small.

Table 1. Large panels (A,C,D,F).

horizontal size 563.59 cm
vertical size 544.52 cm
depth 7.49 cm
volume 2.30 m^3
gas volume * 0.90 m^3
weight ** 3270 pounds
tube width 8.35 cm
tube depth 1.35 cm
active area (hor.) 508.0 cm (H) x 496.1 cm (V)
active area (ver.) 538.1 cm (H) x 489.0 cm (V)
tube length (hor.) 502.0 cm
tube length (ver.) 501.0 cm
# readout channels (hor.) 59
# readout channels (ver.) 64
# HV/gas chains (hor.) 6
# HV/gas chains (ver.) 6

* Takes into account the width of the comb and outer walls.

** (Includes only panels and tubes. Addition of internal electronics, cables, etc. will add less than 10% to these numbers).

Table 2. Small panels (B,G).

horizontal size 294.12 cm
vertical size 424.82 cm (G) 442.38 cm (B)
depth 7.49 cm
volume 0.94 m^3 (G) 0.97 m^3 (B)
gas volume * 0.31 m^3
weight ** 1240 pounds (G) 1300 pounds (B)
tube width 8.35 cm
tube depth 1.35 cm
active area (hor.) 238.4 cm (H) x 378.5 cm (V)
active area (ver.) 218.9 cm (H) x 370.1 cm (V)
tube length (hor.) 250.4 cm
tube length (ver.) 382.1 cm
# readout channels (hor.) 45
# readout channels (ver.) 26
# HV/gas chains (hor.) 4
# HV/gas chains (ver.) 2

* Takes into account the width of the comb and outer walls.

** (Includes only panels and tubes. Addition of internal electronics, cables, etc. will add less than 10% to these numbers).

Operating Parameters

ParameterValue
High Voltage 4000-5000 V
HV Current < 1uA/tube, < 26uA/chain
HV Current to burn out in-panel fuses 5mA
Low Voltage +/- 12 V
LV Current 5.3mA (+12V) and 6mA (-12V) per readout channel
In-panel gain 150 (wide-band)
Temperature requirements No rapid temperature swings, room temperature should be fine
Cooling requirements No cooling required for panels, FEE not defined yet
Gas Carbon Dioxide/Isobutane (91:9)
Pressure 2" H2O (no rapid atmospheric pressure changes)
Flow < 1 exchange/day = 35 liters/minute (total), 60 cc/min/chain

Monitoring and Control Requirements

In-panel flammable gas monitors
Input pressure monitors
Output flow monitors
Input gas valves
FEE monitoring not yet defined

Internal Cable Counts and Layouts

FEM crate locations West side of each arm
Cable type 34-conductor circular cross section twisted pair (or twist-n-flat) cables from panels to FEM crates
# cables per large panel 8
# cables per small panel 5