TPC Group

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The LCTPC Japan group is developing a Micro-Pattern-Gas-Detector (MPGD) readout TPC for the future linear collider in the "LCTPC" collaboration, which has an Asian subset "LCTPC Asia".
Our Activities
Our R&D program covers the design, prototyping, and construction of a large prototype TPC for linear collider experiments as well as basic studies using a small prototype TPC to help better understand fundamental processes in the TPC. Our current focus is on R&D of GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier) modules.
- GEM modules
- Readout electronics (S-ALTRO)
- 2-Phase CO2 cooling
- Positive Ion studies (primay and backdrift)
- Positive ion gating
- Tracking software for non-uniform magnetic field
- Gas studies
- Beam tests
- Laser test bench
Members (to be updated)
Iwate Univ.:
Shinya Narita narita_at_iwate_u.ac.jp
Kentaro Negishi knegishi_at_iwate_u.ac.jp
Kei-ichi Terasawa g0320107_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Ryoto Nodagashira g0321135_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Hiroki Kikuchi s0318009_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Yukiya Murakami s0318032_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Hiroki Wagatsuma s0318035_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Kanako Watanabe s0319033_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
Aiko Shoji shojia_at_iwate-u.ac.jp
KEK:
Keisuke Fujii keisuke.fujii_at_kek.jp
Makoto Kobayashi kobayasi_at_post.kek.jp
Takeshi Matsuda matsuda_at_post.kek.jp
Tomohisa Ogawa ogawat_at_post.kek.jp
Yumi Aoki yumia_at_post.kek.jp
Takahiro Mizuno mizunot_at_post.kek.jp
Keita Yumino yumino_at_post.kek.jp
Jurina Nakajima jurina_at_post.kek.jp
Kogakuin Univ.:
Takashi Watanabe takashi_at_cc.kogakuin.ac.jp
Kindai Univ.:
Yukihiro Kato katoy_at_phys.kindai.ac.jp
Hiroshima Univ.:
Tohru Takahashi tohru-takahashi_at_hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Saga Univ.:
Akira Sugiyama sugiyama_at_cc.saga-u.ac.jp
Takahiro Fusayasu fusayasu_at_cc.saga-u.ac.jp
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MPI:
Ronald Dean Settles settles_at_mppmu.mpg.de
IHEP:
Huirong Qi qihr_at_ihep.ac.cn
Library
Lectures / Notes
- "Basic Physics behand Operation of TPC" by K.Fujii (lecture given originally at TPC School on Jan. 7-11, 2008 in Beijing):
- Effects of Ionization Statistics and Gas Gain Fluctuation on Charge Centroid (Notes by K.Fujii on Ryo's thesis work) (pdf: 160kB)
Talks
- "Time Stamping - CDC/TPC Comparison Studies -", LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting (pdf: 11.3MB) by K.Fujii
- "Towards the Final Design of a TPC for the ILD Detector", TYL/FKPPL Meeting, June, 2013, Seoul (ppt: 27MB, pdf: 3.7MB ) by K.Fujii
Publications
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