Charge division using carbon filaments for obtaining coordinate information from detection of single electrons

Conference · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5823660

Bird, F; Shapiro, S; Ashford, V; McShurley, D; Reif, R; Leith, D W.C.S.; Williams, S

Seven micron diameter carbon filaments forming the anode of a multiwire proportional chamber have been used to detect single electrons. Charge division techniques applied to the 5 cm long wire resulted in a position resolution of sigma/L < 2% for a collected signal charge of 30 fC.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5823660
• Report Number(s): CONF-851009-
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. NS-33:1; Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 Oct 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRON DETECTION
MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS
ANODES
FILAMENTS
CARBON
ELECTRONS
POSITIONING
RESOLUTION
SIGNALS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
DETECTION
ELECTRODES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FERMIONS
LEPTONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONMETALS
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
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