# A study in using MICROMEGAS to improve particle identification with the TAMU-MDM focal plane detector

## TL;DR

This paper reports on integrating MICROMEGAS technology into the TAMU-MDM detector, significantly enhancing particle identification accuracy by doubling energy resolution performance in beam tests.

## Contribution

The study introduces MICROMEGAS as a novel detection amplifier in the TAMU-MDM detector, achieving substantial improvements in energy resolution and particle identification.

## Key findings

- Energy resolution improved from 10-12% to 4-6%.
- Performance enhancement observed for ions with A<40 at E/A 10-20 MeV.
- Beam tests confirmed the effectiveness of MICROMEGAS integration.

## Abstract

A MICROMEGAS detection amplifier has been incorporated into the design of the TAMU MDM focal plane detector with the purpose of improving the energy resolution and thus, the particle identification. Beam tests showed a factor of 2 improvement over the original design, from 10-12% to 4-6%, for ions with A<40 at E/A around 10-20 MeV.