The first precision drift tube chambers for the ATLAS muon spectrometer

Authors :: Bauer, F.
Blum, W.
Dietl, H.
Kotov, S.
Kroha, H.
Manz, A.
Ostapchuk, A.
Richter, R.
Schael, S.
Chouridou, S.
Schaile, D.
Staude, A.
Ströhmer, R.
Trefzger, T.
Bouzakis, K.
Krepouri, A.
Paschalias, P.
Petridou, Ch.
Sampsonidis, D.
Tsiafis, I.
Source :: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A. Feb2002, Vol. 478 Issue 1/2, p153. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS detector for the Large Hadron Collider is designed to provide a muon transverse momentum resolution of <f>2%–10%</f> for momenta between 6 GeV and 1 TeV over a pseudo-rapidity range of <f>|η|&les;2.7</f>. This required the development of precision drift chambers with a track position resolution of <f>40 μ</f>m, the Monitored Drift Tube (MDT) chambers. We report about the construction of the three main types of MDT chambers for ATLAS, test results and the first production experience. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]