NT & RP Journal
OPTIMIZATION OF THE GAS FLOW IN A GEM CHAMBER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GEM FOIL STRETCHER
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Vol. XXIX, Suppl., Pp. S1-S63
August 2014
UDC 621.039+614.876:504.06
ISSN 1451-3994

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Pages: S39-S46

Authors:
Francesco Noto, Valerie De Smet, Vincenzo Bellini, Evaristo Cisbani, Francesco Librizzi, Francesco Mammoliti, and Maria Concetta Sutera

Abstract


The gas electron multiplier technology has been proven to tolerate rat e larger than 50 MHz/cm2 without noticeable aging and to provide sub resolution on working chambers up to 45 cm x 45 cm. A new gas electron multiplier-based tracker is under development for the Hall A upgrade at Jefferson Lab. The chambers of the tracker have been designed in a modular way: each chamber consists of 3 adjacent gas electron multiplier modules, with an active area of 40 cm x 50 cm each. We optimized the gas flow inside the gas electron multiplier module volume, using the COMSOL physics simulator framework; the COMSOL-based analysis includes the design of the inlet and outlet pipes and the maximization of the uniformity of the gas flow. We have defined the procedures for the assembling of the gas electron multiplier modules and designed a mechanical system (TENDIGEM) that will be used to stretch the GEM foils at the proper tension (few kg/cm); the TENDIGEM is based on the original design developed at LNF.

Key words: gas electron multiplier foil, TENDIGEM, fluid dynamics, simulation, SBS tracker

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