Abstract
BM@N (Baryonic Matter at the Nuclotron) is a fixed target experiment aimed to study nuclear matter in the relativistic heavy-ion collisions at the Nuclotron accelerator in JINR. The BM@N tracking system is based on Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) detectors mounted inside the BM@N analyzing magnet. The Cathode Strip Chamber (CSC) is installed outside the magnet. The CSC is used for improvement of particles momentum identification. The structure of the GEM detectors and the CSC prototype and the results of study of their characteristics are presented. The GEM detectors and CSC are integrated into the BM@N experimental setup and data acquisition system. The results of first tests of the GEM tracking system and CSC in last runs are shortly reviewed.
Highlights
Collisions of Nuclotron heavy ion beams with fixed targets provide a unique opportunity to study strange mesons and multi-strange hyperons close to the kinematic threshold
The charged particle momentum and multiplicity are measured with the set of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) located inside the analyzing magnet and by Drift chambers (DCH) situated outside the magnetic field
The Cathode Strip Chamber (CSC) is intended to precise parameters of tracks obtained in GEM detectors inside the analyzing magnet
Summary
Collisions of Nuclotron heavy ion beams with fixed targets provide a unique opportunity to study strange mesons and multi-strange hyperons close to the kinematic threshold. The magnetic field of the analyzing magnet can be varied up to 1 T to get the optimal detector acceptance and momentum resolution for different reactions and beam energies. The charged particle momentum and multiplicity are measured with the set of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) located inside the analyzing magnet and by Drift chambers (DCH) situated outside the magnetic field. Double-sided silicon strip-detectors (SiMS) are installed between the GEM tracker and the target to improve the track and vertex reconstruction in heavy-ion collisions. A Cathode Strip Chamber (CSC) is installed outside the magnet between GEM detectors and ToF400
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