Signal Characteristics of a Resistive-Strip Micromegas Detector with an Integrated Two-Dimensional Readout

TL;DR

This paper presents a systematic study of the signal characteristics of a resistive-strip micromegas detector with integrated two-dimensional readout, highlighting its potential for precise and cost-effective tracking in high-energy physics.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive analysis of the signal response and reconstruction efficiency of a resistive-strip micromegas with 2D readout using test-beam and X-ray data.

Findings

Comparison of signal shapes between readout layers

Assessment of signal reconstruction efficiencies

Performance evaluation through beam and X-ray tests

Abstract

In recent years, micropattern gaseous detectors, which comprise a two-dimensional readout structure within one PCB layer, received significant attention in the development of precision and cost-effective tracking detectors in medium and high energy physics experiments. In this article, we present for the first time a systematic performance study of the signal characteristics of a resistive strip micromegas detector with a two-dimensional readout, based on test-beam and X-ray measurements. In particular, comparisons of the response of the two independent readout-layers regarding their signal shapes and signal reconstruction efficiencies are discussed.