K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Time Stamping CDC/TPC Comparison Studies Keisuke Fujii, KEK 1 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Why Time Stamping? 2 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ @100/120Hz 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ @100/120Hz 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ @100/120Hz 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ @100/120Hz 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 Confusion in topology recognition in chamber acceptance 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance Confusion in topology recognition Degradation of M-jet resolution 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting JLC/NLC Bunch Structure and Min-Jet BG 1.4ns x 192 bunches 1.4ns ........ ! max Ldrift /vdrift @100/120Hz All the tracks will be recorded as from a single event 2-Photon Mini-Jet Production !E" # 2.5 GeV !nch " # 5 in chamber acceptance Confusion in topology recognition Degradation of M-jet resolution ........ 3 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting How to Time-Stamp a Track? 4 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! ∆x ∆x 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! ∆x ∆x = 2 vdrift × ∆T0 ∆x 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! ∆x ∆x = 2 vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect ∆x 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! ∆x ∆x = 2 vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect σ∆T0 ! σxy √ vdrift n ∆x 5 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of JLC-CDC Staggered Cells Wrong T0 breaks a track! ∆x ∆x = 2 vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect σ∆T0 ! ∆x σxy √ vdrift n σxy = 85 µm vdrift = 0.7 cm/µs n = 50 σ∆T0 ! 1.7 ns 5 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting L d 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) L d 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) L d IP 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L d IP 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L d IP 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L d ∆z IP 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 d ∆z IP 6 In the Case of TPC K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z IP 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z IP σ∆T0 ! " # " #2 $− 21 d d 2σz √ 1+3 ! +3 L L vdrift n 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z IP σ∆T0 ! " # " #2 $− 21 d d 2σz √ 1+3 ! +3 L L vdrift n ! 2σz √ vdrift n if ! " d !1 L 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z σ∆T0 IP Assuming that Z resolution of the external detector is negligible ! " # " #2 $− 21 d d 2σz √ 1+3 ! +3 L L vdrift n ! 2σz √ vdrift n if ! " d !1 L 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z σ∆T0 IP Assuming that Z resolution of the external detector is negligible ! " # " #2 $− 21 d d 2σz √ 1+3 ! +3 L L vdrift n ! 2σz √ vdrift n if ! " d !1 L σz = 500 µm vdrift = 5 cm/µs n = 120 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC External Z Detector (T0 Device) Wrong T0 makes a Z-shift! L ∆z = vdrift × ∆T0 Naively we expect d ∆z σ∆T0 IP Assuming that Z resolution of the external detector is negligible ! " # " #2 $− 21 d d 2σz √ 1+3 ! +3 L L vdrift n ! 2σz √ vdrift n if ! " d !1 L σz = 500 µm vdrift = 5 cm/µs n = 120 σ∆T0 ! 2.0 ns 6 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting More Realistic Estimation Helix Fit CDC Hits with T0 as an Additional Fit Parameter 7 CDC Case K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting 8 CDC Case K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial only) 8 CDC Case K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial only) hChi2 2409 Entries Mean 94.23 RMS 13.71 300 250 Helix Fit with T0=21ns 200 χ2 distribution for ndf = 50 ×2-6=94 mean = ndf = 94 RMS = 2×ndf = 13.7 150 100 50 0 0 50 100 χ 2 150 200 250 8 CDC Case K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial only) hChi2 2409 Entries Mean 94.23 RMS 13.71 300 250 Helix Fit with T0=21ns 200 χ2 distribution for ndf = 50 ×2-6=94 mean = ndf = 94 RMS = 2×ndf = 13.7 150 100 50 0 0 50 100 χ 2 150 200 250 Fit seems OK! 8 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting 9 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial only, 100GeV) 9 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial only, 100GeV) Default 3T Configuration with σxy = 85 µm × 50 pts 180 160 140 120 100 80 σT0 = 1.75 ns 60 7ns 40 0ns 14ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 9 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial only, 100GeV) Default 3T Configuration with σxy = 85 µm × 50 pts 180 160 140 120 100 80 σT0 = 1.75 ns 60 7ns 40 0ns 14ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 We can determine T0 with ~1.8ns accuracy as expected! 9 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting What happens if we add stereo layers? At certain Z positions, we lose L/R staggering of the neighboring layers! Stereo layers allow additional freedom to eliminate track discontinuity by adjusting dip angle! ----> Degradation of time stamping capability? 10 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial+stereo, 100GeV) 11 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial+stereo, 100GeV) hChi2 2428 Entries Mean 94.42 RMS 13.52 240 220 200 Helix Fit with T0=21ns 180 160 140 χ2 distribution for ndf=50 ×2-6=94 mean=ndf=94 120 100 RMS= 2×ndf =13.7 80 60 40 20 0 0 50 100 χ2 150 200 250 11 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Chi2 Distribution (axial+stereo, 100GeV) hChi2 2428 Entries Mean 94.42 RMS 13.52 240 220 200 Helix Fit with T0=21ns 180 160 140 χ2 distribution for ndf=50 ×2-6=94 mean=ndf=94 120 100 RMS= 2×ndf =13.7 80 60 40 20 0 0 50 100 χ2 150 200 250 Fit seems OK! 11 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial+stereo, 100GeV) 12 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial+stereo, 100GeV) Default 3T Configuration with σxy = 85 µm × 50 pts 140 120 100 80 60 σT0=2.15ns 7ns 40 0ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 14ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 12 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (axial+stereo, 100GeV) Default 3T Configuration with σxy = 85 µm × 50 pts 140 120 100 80 60 σT0=2.15ns 7ns 40 0ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 14ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 We can still determine T0 with ~2.2ns accuracy! 12 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting What about Low Pt Tracks? 13 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (axial+stereo, 1GeV) 14 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (axial+stereo, 1GeV) κ ≡ 1/PT 1000 MS OFF PT=1GeV 800 M.S. OFF 1600 1400 PT=1GeV M.S. OFF 1200 600 -4 σκ=(2.01 ± 0.02) × 10 400 200 1000 σT0 =1.87ns 800 600 400 200 0 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 -1 ∆ κ [GeV ] 0 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 T0 from Fit [ns] 4 6 8 10 14 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (axial+stereo, 1GeV) κ ≡ 1/PT 1000 MS OFF PT=1GeV 800 M.S. OFF 1600 1400 PT=1GeV M.S. OFF 1200 600 1000 -4 σκ=(2.01 ± 0.02) × 10 σT0 =1.87ns 800 400 600 400 200 200 0 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 -1 ∆ κ [GeV ] MS ON 900 800 -6 -4 -2 0 2 T0 from Fit [ns] 4 6 8 10 -2 0 2 T0 from Fit [ns] 4 6 8 10 PT=1GeV 1400 M.S. ON M.S. ON 1200 600 400 -8 1600 PT=1GeV 700 500 0 -10 1000 σκ=(8.57 ± 0.6) × 10 -4 300 200 100 0 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 -1 ∆ κ [GeV ] 800 σT0=1.94ns 600 400 200 0 -10 -8 -6 -4 14 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (axial+stereo, 1GeV) κ ≡ 1/PT 1000 MS OFF PT=1GeV 800 M.S. OFF 1600 1400 PT=1GeV M.S. OFF 1200 600 1000 -4 σκ=(2.01 ± 0.02) × 10 σT0 =1.87ns 800 400 600 400 200 200 0 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 -1 ∆ κ [GeV ] MS ON 900 800 -6 -4 -2 0 2 T0 from Fit [ns] 4 -2 0 2 T0 from Fit [ns] 4 6 8 10 Only Small Effect on T0 PT=1GeV 1400 M.S. ON M.S. ON 1200 600 400 -8 1600 PT=1GeV 700 500 0 -10 1000 σκ=(8.57 ± 0.6) × 10 -4 300 200 100 0 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 -1 ∆ κ [GeV ] 800 σT0=1.94ns 600 400 200 0 -10 -8 -6 -4 6 8 10 14 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting In the Case of TPC Assuming a generic TPC with Rout − Rin = 120 cm σxy = 150 µm σz = 500 µm B = 4T n = 120 vdrift = 5 cm/µs and a T0 device with σzT0 = 10 µm Helix Fit TPC hits Including the External Z Hit with T0 as an Additional Fit Parameter 15 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (d=5cm, 100GeV) 16 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (d=5cm, 100GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 140 120 100 80 σT0=2.00ns 60 7ns 40 0ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 14ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 16 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting T0 from Helix Fit (d=5cm, 100GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 140 120 100 80 σT0=2.00ns 60 7ns 40 0ns 20 0 -10 -5 0 21ns 14ns 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 30 We can determine T0 with ~2.0ns accuracy as expected! 16 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting What about Low Pt Tracks? 17 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 120 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts MS ON PT=2GeV 120 M.S. ON 100 120 80 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 60 40 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 σT0 =2.6ns 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] Input T0 =14ns 20 20 25 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts MS ON PT=2GeV 120 M.S. ON 100 120 80 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 60 40 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 σT0 =2.6ns 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] Input T0 =14ns 20 20 25 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 MS Effect more significant than for CDC 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts MS ON PT=2GeV 120 M.S. ON 100 120 80 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 60 40 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 σT0 =2.6ns 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] Input T0 =14ns 20 20 25 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 MS Effect more significant than for CDC This is probably due to the fact that there is only a single break point to decide T0. 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts MS ON PT=2GeV 120 M.S. ON 100 120 80 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 60 40 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 σT0 =2.6ns 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] Input T0 =14ns 20 20 25 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 MS Effect more significant than for CDC This is probably due to the fact that there is only a single break point to decide T0. The material thickness between TPC and T0 detector does not matter as long as it stays just in front of the T0 detector. 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Multiple Scattering Effects (d=5cm,0.6%X0, 2GeV) TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts 160 MS OFF PT=2GeV M.S. OFF 140 TPC with σz = 500 µm × 120 pts MS ON PT=2GeV 120 M.S. ON 100 120 80 100 σT0 =2.0ns 80 60 60 40 40 Input T0 =14ns 20 0 σT0 =2.6ns 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] Input T0 =14ns 20 20 25 0 0 5 10 15 T0 from Fit [ns] 20 25 MS Effect more significant than for CDC This is probably due to the fact that there is only a single break point to decide T0. The material thickness between TPC and T0 detector does not matter as long as it stays just in front of the T0 detector. 0.6%X0 to 3.0%X0 --> 2% shift in T0 resolution 18 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Summary & Conclusions 19 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting We have just started CDC/TPC comparison studies for time stamping capability. 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting We have just started CDC/TPC comparison studies for time stamping capability. CDC alone can determine T0 on a track by track basis with a time resolution of ~2ns. 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting We have just started CDC/TPC comparison studies for time stamping capability. CDC alone can determine T0 on a track by track basis with a time resolution of ~2ns. The T0 resolution is rather insensitive to multiple scattering. 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting We have just started CDC/TPC comparison studies for time stamping capability. CDC alone can determine T0 on a track by track basis with a time resolution of ~2ns. The T0 resolution is rather insensitive to multiple scattering. TPC can determine T0 together with a T0 device with a similar precision. 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting We have just started CDC/TPC comparison studies for time stamping capability. CDC alone can determine T0 on a track by track basis with a time resolution of ~2ns. The T0 resolution is rather insensitive to multiple scattering. TPC can determine T0 together with a T0 device with a similar precision. Multiple scattering effect is, however, more significant. 20 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies Refinement of the mini-Jet BG estimate. 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies Refinement of the mini-Jet BG estimate. Effect of curling up tracks. 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies Refinement of the mini-Jet BG estimate. Effect of curling up tracks. Effect is probably more serious for TPC than for CDC. 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies Refinement of the mini-Jet BG estimate. Effect of curling up tracks. Effect is probably more serious for TPC than for CDC. Linking to VTXD to eliminate primary tracks originating from a displaced vertex in Z. 21 K.Fujii @ LC-TPC TPC R&D Meeting Further Studies Refinement of the mini-Jet BG estimate. Effect of curling up tracks. Effect is probably more serious for TPC than for CDC. Linking to VTXD to eliminate primary tracks originating from a displaced vertex in Z. Repeat everything for multi-jet events. 21