VHMPID: a new detector for the ALICE experiment at LHC

A. G. Agócs, R. Alfaro, G. G. Barnaföldi, R. Bellwied, Gy. Bencze, D. Berényi, L. Boldizsár, E. Cuautle, G. De Cataldo, D. Di Bari, A. Di Mauro, I. Dominguez, E. Futó, E. García, G. Hamar, J. Harris, A. Harton, L. Kovács, P. Lévai, Cs. Lipusz, C. Markert, P. Martinengo, M. I. Martinez, M. Mastromarco, D. Mayani, L. Molnár, E. Nappi, A. Ortiz, G. Paić, C. Pastore, M. E. Patino, D. Perini, D. Perrino, V. Peskov, L. Pinsky, F. Piuz, S. Pochybová, N. Smirnov, J. Song, A. Timmins, D. Varga, A. Vargas, S. Vergara, G. Volpe, J. Yi, I. -K. Yoo

Published 2011-03-30Version 1

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.