Use of a streamer chamber for low energy nuclear physics

Conference · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5736674

Van Bibber, K; Pang, W; Avery, M; Bloemhof, E

A small streamer chamber has been implemented for low energy heavy ion reaction studies at the LBL 88-inch cyclotron. The response of the chamber to light and heavy ions below 35 MeV/nucleon has been examined. The limited sensitivity of light output as a function of ionization works to advantage in recording a wide variety of tracks in the same photograph whose energy loss may vary considerably. Furthermore, as gas targets are attractive for several reasons, we have investigated the suitability of Ar and Xe for use in streamer chambers.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5736674
• Report Number(s): LBL-9979; CONF-791037-17; TRN: 80-002623
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 17 Oct 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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