Design and development of a 1.5 meter streamer chamber system

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EDT 1974 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(74)90245-6· OSTI ID:4308244

Abashian, A.; Beamer, N.; Eisenstein, B.; Hansen, J. D.; Mollet, W.; Morris, G. R.; O'Halloran, T.; Orr, J. R.; Rhines, D.; Schultz, P.; Sokolsky, P.; Prunster, S. J.; Watson, J.; Buttram, M.

A 1.5 m x 1.0 m x 0.6 m Ne-He streamer chamber and high voltage pulsing system capable-of 1.0 MV pulses with widths continuously variable from 10 to 20 ns has been developed by a University of Illinois-ANL group. The design and construction of the dc fast charge regulator, Marx generator, Blumlein pulse shaping network, transmission line, and chamber are described. Studies on the effects of increasing field emission and injection of free electrons into the pulse shaping network gap on pulse amplitude stability are reported. Under normal opening conditions, pulse amplitude stability of 2 to 3% rms has been achieved. Photographic and pulse monitoring systems are described and operating experience over two experimental runs is summarized.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-29-024340
• OSTI ID: 4308244
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 115; ISSN 0029-554X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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*STREAMER SPARK CHAMBERS-- DESIGN
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HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS
HV SYSTEMS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOGRAPHY
PULSE RISE TIME
PULSE SHAPERS