ATHENA Detector Proposal -- A Totally Hermetic Electron Nucleus Apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider
ATHENA Collaboration: J. Adam, L. Adamczyk, N. Agrawal, C. Aidala, W., Akers, M. Alekseev, M.M. Allen, F. Ameli, A. Angerami, P. Antonioli, N.J., Apadula, A. Aprahamian, W. Armstrong, M. Arratia, J.R. Arrington, A., Asaturyan, E.C. Aschenauer, K. Augsten, S. Aune, K. Bailey
TL;DR
The ATHENA detector proposal outlines a comprehensive, hermetic detector design for the Electron-Ion Collider, emphasizing advanced technology choices to achieve precise measurements across various physics channels.
Contribution
It introduces a novel detector design with optimized technology choices for full coverage and high performance at the Electron-Ion Collider.
Findings
High tracking and momentum resolution expected
Effective electromagnetic and hadronic calorimetry achieved
Near-complete hermeticity for comprehensive physics measurements
Abstract
ATHENA has been designed as a general purpose detector capable of delivering the full scientific scope of the Electron-Ion Collider. Careful technology choices provide fine tracking and momentum resolution, high performance electromagnetic and hadronic calorimetry, hadron identification over a wide kinematic range, and near-complete hermeticity. This article describes the detector design and its expected performance in the most relevant physics channels. It includes an evaluation of detector technology choices, the technical challenges to realizing the detector and the R&D required to meet those challenges.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle Detector Development and Performance · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies