| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 171, 2018
17th International Conference on Strangeness in Quark Matter (SQM 2017)
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| Article Number | 10002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Detector Upgrades and Physics Perspectives | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817110002 | |
| Published online | 02 February 2018 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817110002
The sPHENIX Experiment
Stony Brook University, Physics and Astronomy Department
* e-mail: carlos.perezlara@stonybrook.edu
Published online: 2 February 2018
Our understanding of QCD under extreme conditions has advanced tremendously in the last 20 years with the discovery of the Quark Gluon Plasma and its characterisation in heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC. The sPHENIX detector planned at RHIC is designed to further study the microscopic nature of the QGP through precision measurements of jet, upsilon and open heavy flavor probes over a broad pT range. The multi-year sPHENIX physics program will commence in early 2023, using state-of-the art detector technologies to fully exploit the highest RHIC luminosities.
The experiment incorporates the 1.4 T former BaBar solenoid magnet, and will feature high precision tracking and vertexing capabilities, provided by a compact TPC, Si-strip intermediate tracker and MAPS vertex detector. This is complemented by highly granular electromagnetic and hadronic calorimetry with full azimuthal coverage.
In this document I describe the sPHENIX detector design and physics program, with particular emphasis on the comprehensive open heavy flavour program enabled by the experiment’s large coverage, high rate capability and precision vertexing.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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