학술논문

ATHENA detector proposal — a totally hermetic electron nucleus apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Instrumentation. 17(10)
Subject
Nuclear and Plasma Physics
Physical Sciences
Bioengineering
Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
Calorimeters
Cherenkov detectors
Particle tracking detectors
Engineering
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Physical sciences
Language
Abstract
ATHENA has been designed as a general purpose detector capable of delivering the full scientific scope of the Electron-Ion Collider. Careful technology choices provide fine tracking and momentum resolution, high performance electromagnetic and hadronic calorimetry, hadron identification over a wide kinematic range, and near-complete hermeticity. This article describes the detector design and its expected performance in the most relevant physics channels. It includes an evaluation of detector technology choices, the technical challenges to realizing the detector and the R&D required to meet those challenges.