Design of a SiPM-on-Tile ZDC for the future EIC and its Performance with Graph Neural Networks

Ryan Milton, Sebouh J. Paul, Barak Schmookler +5

We present a design for a high-granularity zero-degree calorimeter (ZDC) for the upcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). The design uses SiPM-on-tile technology and features a novel…