Speaker
Shir Shenkar
(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL))
Description
The Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZDC) at the LHC is primarily a far-forward hadronic calorimeter used to measure spectator neutrons from heavy-ion collisions at the LHC. In addition to spectator neutrons, an electromagnetic module within the ZDC can be used to measure far-forward photons. The Joint ZDC Project (JZCaP) is a collaboration between ATLAS and CMS groups working on R\&D towards an upgraded ZDC for LHC Run-4. In this context, the poster will present design considerations, especially regarding the module segmentation, and results of prototype testing of an EM module for the ZDC.
