Central Arm Detectors


NameRole
Drift ChamberMeasures the position and momentum of charged particles.
Pad ChambersMeasures the position of charged particles with precision.
Ring Imaging CherenkovIdentifies Electrons.
Hadron Blind DetectorIdentifies electrons without detecting hadrons.
Time Expansion ChamberMeasures the position and momentum of charged particles. Identifies particles.
Time-of-FlightMeasures the position of charged particles. Identifies particles.
Aerogel Cerenkov CounterIdentifies particles at high transverse momentum.
Time-of-Flight WestHigh resolution particle identification.
Electromagnetic CalorimeterMeasures the position and energy of charged and neutral particles. Identifies photons and charged particles.
Silicon Vertex TrackerCharged particle tracking near the collision vertex.