VHMPID: a new detector for the ALICE experiment at LHC

• Main Authors: Perini D., Perrino D., Patino M.E., Pastore C., Paić G., Ortiz A., Nappi E., Molnár L., Mayani D., Mastromarco M., Martinez M.I., Martinengo P., Markert C., Lipusz Cs., Lévai P., Kovács L., Harris J., Harton A., Hamar G., García E., Futó E., Di Mauro A., Dominguez I., Di Bari D., De Cataldo G., Cuautle E., Boldizsár L., Berényi D., Bencze Gy., Bellwied R., Barnaföldi G.G., Alfaro R., Agócs A.G., Peskov V., Pinsky L., Piuz F., Pochybovâ S., Smirnov N., Song J., Timmins A., Varga D., Vargas A., Vergara S., Volpe G., Yi J., Yoo I.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2011-04-01
• Series: EPJ Web of Conferences
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111303004

This article presents the basic idea of VHMPID, an upgrade detector for the ALICE experiment at LHC, CERN. The main goal of this detector is to extend the particle identification capabilities of ALICE to give more insight into the evolution of the hot and dense matter created in Pb-Pb collisions. Starting from the physics motivations and working principles the challenges and current status of development is detailed.