Aug 20 – 25, 2023
Universität Hamburg
Europe/Berlin timezone

Detector challenges of the strong-field QED experiment LUXE at the European XFEL

Aug 25, 2023, 8:30 AM
20m
Hörsaal B (Historic main building)

Hörsaal B

Historic main building

Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
Parallel session talk Detector R&D and Data Handling T12 Detector R&D and Data Handling

Speaker

Oleksandr Borysov (DESY)

Description

The LUXE experiment aims at studying high-field QED in electron-laser and photon-laser interactions, with the 16.5 GeV electron beam of the European XFEL and a laser beam with power of up to 350 TW. The experiment will measure the spectra of electrons, positrons and photons in expected ranges of $10^{−3}$ to $10^9$ per 1 Hz bunch crossing, depending on the laser power and focus. These measurements have to be performed in the presence of low-energy high radiation-background. To meet these challenges, for high-rate electron and photon fluxes, the experiment will use Cherenkov radiation detectors, scintillator screens, sapphire sensors, as well as lead-glass monitors for backscattering off the beam-dump. A four-layer silicon-pixel tracker and a compact electromagnetic tungsten calorimeter will be used to measure the positron spectra. The layout of the experiment and the expected performance under the harsh radiation conditions will be presented. The experiment has received stage 1 critical approval (CD1) from the DESY management and is in the process of preparing its technical design report (TDR). It is expected to start running in 2026.

Collaboration / Activity LUXE collaboration

Primary authors

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