Frank L. H. Wolfs
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
TOF/T0 Update
Analysis Meeting 3/4/2003
¥Progress on the creation of TOF PID plots is slowed down by problems associated with the determination of the collision time.
¥The accuracy of the collision time can be determined by looking at the resolution of the reconstructed vertex.
¥We can determine the collision time in two different ways:
¥T0 OR information:
¥Works but is limited in resolution due the TDC resolution of 100 ps/ch and the accuracy of the relative alignment in time of the T0s.
¥Based on the vertex resolution, the collision time resolution derived from the ORs is 160 ps (1 s).
¥Use the individual T0 time information:
¥If proper delay corrections are used, the T0 information should be able to exceed the resolution of the ORs.
¥The main problem is determining the proper delay corrections.