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Improved wire chamber

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6741925
An improved gas mixture for use with proportional counter devices, such as Geiger-Mueller tubes and drift chambers. The improved gas mixture provides a stable drift velocity while eliminating wire aging caused by prior art gas mixtures. The new gas mixture is comprised of equal parts argon and ethane gas and having approximately 0.25% isopropyl alcohol vapor. 2 figs.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
Assignee:
TIC; EDB-88-186119; ERA-14-001576
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A6049058
OSTI ID:
6741925
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English