Forward hadron calorimeter at MPD/NICA

[摘要] Forward hadron calorimeter (FHCAL) at MPD/NICA experimental setup is described. The main purpose of the FHCAL is to provide an experimental measurement of a heavy-ion collision centrality (impact parameter) and orientation of its reaction plane. Precise event-by-event estimate of these basic observables is crucial for many physics phenomena studies to be performed by the MPD experiment. The simulation results of FHCAL performance are presented.

[发布机构] Institute for Nuclear Research, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7a, Moscow, Russia^1;National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoe highway 31, Moscow; 115409, Russia^2

[效力级别] 天文学 [学科分类] 天文学(综合)

[关键词] Basic observables;Hadron calorimeters;Heavy ion collision;Impact-parameter;Reaction plane