Status of the R&D activities for the upgrade of the ALICE TPC

After the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) the LHC will provide lead–lead collisions at interaction rates as high as 50 kHz. In order to cope with such conditions the ALICE Time Projection Chamber (TPC) needs to be upgraded. After the upgrade the TPC will run in a continuous mode, without any degradation of th...

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Main Author: Deisting Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817401006