Plasma Panel Detectors for MIP Detection for the SLHC and a Test Chamber Design

TL;DR

This paper explores the development of Plasma Panel Sensors (PPS), a novel radiation detection technology derived from plasma display panels, aimed at high-resolution, fast-response particle detection for future high-luminosity colliders.

Contribution

It introduces the design and testing of a new PPS test chamber, leveraging existing plasma display technology for advanced particle detection.

Findings

PPS operates as an array of micro-Geiger plasma discharge cells.

The design supports high temporal and spatial resolution detection.

The technology is suitable for high-luminosity collider environments.

Abstract

Performance demands for high and super-high luminosity at the LHC (up to 10^35 cm^(-2) sec^(-1) after the 2017 shutdown) and at future colliders demand high resolution tracking detectors with very fast time response and excellent temporal and spatial resolution. We are investigating a new radiation detector technology based on Plasma Display Panels (PDP), the underlying engine of panel plasma television displays. The design and production of PDPs is supported by four decades of industrial development. Emerging from this television technology is the Plasma Panel Sensor (PPS), a novel variant of the micropattern radiation detector. The PPS is fundamentally an array of micro-Geiger plasma discharge cells operating in a non-ageing, hermetically sealed gas mixture . We report on the PPS development program, including design of a PPS Test Cell.