sPHENIX EMCal discussion

[Weihu Ma <maweihu AT fudan.edu.cn>]

Dear All,

The following is the abstract we are planning to submit to the Quark Matter 2019. Please review it.

Title: sPHENIX EMCal Module Prototyping and Production Plan in China

Possible Presenter: Weihu Ma

Abstract: The sPHENIX experiment is a next generation of large acceptance detector at RHIC whose scientific goals center on probing the strongly interacting Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) with jets, heavy flavor tagged jets and Upsilon production. The EMCal detector is an essential subsystem for these measurements. The Chinese sPHENIX EMCal Consortium includes groups from Fudan, PKU and CIAE. The Chinese Consortium plans to build the sPHENIX EMCal modules covering the pseudo-rapidity region of 0.8-1.1, approximately 20% of the EMCal modules. The extension of the pseudo-rapidity coverage can greatly enhance the physics capability for jets and Upsilon measurements. We will show the status of Chinese prototyping project including investigations on the quality of Tungsten powder from Chinese vendors and the quality assurance procedures under development. We will also report on the status of our development of an automatic fiber filing machine.

Sincerely,

Weihu Ma