Description of a drift chamber system employed in an experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1978.4329275· OSTI ID:6371706

Cester, R; Fitch, V L; Isaila, M; Kadel, R W; Webb, R C; Whittaker, J D; Witherell, M S

A drift chamber system containing approx. 250 wires for use in a double arm magnetic spectrometer experiment at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS was designed and constructed. Basic experimental constraints were the need for good detection efficiency, a reasonably linear relationship between drift time and position, long term stability in a high particle flux environment, and ease of construction. Electronics for reading out this drift time information with much the same set of restrictions was constructed.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ
• OSTI ID: 6371706
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-25:1; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATORS
BROOKHAVEN AGS
CONFIGURATION
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DESIGN
DRIFT CHAMBERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
FABRICATION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SYNCHROTRONS