PARALLEL-PLATE COUNTER WITH ELECTRONICALLY TRIGGERED SPARKING FOR PARTICLE TRAJECTORY DETERMINATION

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · Atomkernenergie (West Germany) Merged with Kerntechnik to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech. Acta Radiol. Changed to Acta Radiol.: Oncol., Radiat. Phys.

OSTI ID:4142116

Trumper, J

A telescope consisting of parallel plate counters for determining the trajectories of high energetic particles in cosmic rays is described. The counters operate just below the statjc breakdcwn voltage. In the case of a coincidence the counters are triggered by a high voltage pulse. The sparks are recorded photographically. By operating the counters in this way the lifetime is longer than of those counters which operate always in the spark region. Moreover it enables a bigger surface area of the counters to be used. The telescope may be triggered by a G.M.coincidence. The error of determining the position of the particle in the counter is 0.2 mm. The efficiency for weakly ionising particles is 98%. A counter has a scattering layer of 0.04 g/cm/sup 2/ Al. (auth)

• Research Organization: Universitat, Kiel
• NSA Number: NSA-14-013862
• OSTI ID: 4142116
• Journal Information: Atomkernenergie (West Germany) Merged with Kerntechnik to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech. Acta Radiol. Changed to Acta Radiol.: Oncol., Radiat. Phys., Journal Name: Atomkernenergie (West Germany) Merged with Kerntechnik to form Atomkernenerg./Kerntech. Acta Radiol. Changed to Acta Radiol.: Oncol., Radiat. Phys. Vol. Vol: 5; ISSN ATKEA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: German

Related Subjects

CIRCUITS
COINCIDENCE METHODS
COSMIC RADIATION
COUNTERS
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
ERRORS
FOILS
GEIGER- MUELLER COUNTERS
OPERATION
PARTICLE TRACKS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOGRAPHY
PULSES
SCATTERING
SENSITIVITY
SURFACES
TRIGGERS