sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[Tristan Protzman <tlp220 AT lehigh.edu>]

Sharing on behalf of Valerie Wolfe - 

Here is an updated version of my draft on the construction of the sEPD

Title: Construction of the sPHENIX Event Plane Detector

Constructed at Lehigh University between 2021 and 2022, the sPHENIX Event Plane Detector (sEPD) will detect charged particles at forward rapidity from the collision of hadrons. This detector consists of 744 tiles of plastic scintillator arranged into 24 triangular sectors. These sectors will be installed into two disks covering a pseudorapidity of 2.0 < |eta| < 4.9 . To build the detector, wavelength shifting fiber was assembled into bundles, and then glued into the sector, such that light could be collected from a discrete area of the detector then converted later to an electronic signal. This talk will cover the construction process of the sEPD, including the machining of the sectors, the installation of the fibers in the tiles, and the creation of two types of bundles of fiber optic assemblies.

Any feedback is appreciated!

Thank you,

Valerie Wolfe