High precision numerical solutions to electric fields in a radial drift chamber

Technical Report · Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6630216· OSTI ID:6630216

Faust, J

A modification to the proportional chamber design makes it possible to achieve 5{mu}m spatial resolution in particle tracking. Achieving this requires knowing exactly what the electric field is in the chamber, and simple approximations to the field are not accurate enough. The operation of the chamber and techniques which accurately evaluate the electric field are discussed.

• Research Organization: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 6630216
• Report Number(s): IS-T-1458; ON: DE91000749; TRN: 91-001051
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (M.S.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DRIFT CHAMBERS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
CALCULATION METHODS
ALGORITHMS
CHARGE DISTRIBUTION
MODIFICATIONS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
PARTICLE TRACKS
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RESOLUTION
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