In-beam test results of the Super-FRS GEM-TPC detector prototype with relativistic uranium ion beam

Abstract

As an essential part of the Super-FRS particle identification, the GEM-TPC detector in a twin field-cage configuration will provide position information at up to 1 MHz counting rate with a spatial resolution < 1 mm and with tracking efficiency >95 %. This detector is designed to provide particle-beam tracking information of projectiles ranging from protons to uranium. The performance of the GEM-TPC detector in a single field-cage configuration and newly integrated AWAGS readout electronics with a differential output was studied at the FRS for the response to the uranium beam at 850 MeV/u with intensity up to 1000 ions/spill. The result shows that a clusterization algorithm developed for this analysis works properly. The spatial resolution of 0.74–0.81 mm, a detection efficiency >99 %, and a tracking efficiency >96 % were found. This work describes the methodology used to achieve such results in detail.