A DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Nucl. Instr. Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(63)90411-7· OSTI ID:4723056

Krienen, F

A wire spark detector is described, which is essentially a coordinate detector with a number of wire planes orientated in two planes. On each wire is threaded a magnetic core of the so-called square loop hysteresis type. A spark in the chamber results in a reversal of the magnetization in the corresponding core. The information concerning an event is stored in a number of switched cores, which can be read out in the usual way by threading additional wires through the cores. An efficiency >90% was measured in a model of the chamber. The spatial resolution was of the order of one wire spacing. (A.G.W.)

• Research Organization: CERN, Geneva
• NSA Number: NSA-17-023655
• OSTI ID: 4723056
• Journal Information: Nucl. Instr. Methods, Journal Name: Nucl. Instr. Methods Vol. Vol: 20
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

DIGITAL SYSTEMS
EFFICIENCY
INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
RECORDING SYSTEMS
RESOLUTION
SPARK CHAMBERS
WIRES