Wire chamber radiation detector with discharge control
Abstract
A wire chamber radiation detector (11) has spaced apart parallel electrodes (16) and grids (17, 18, 19) defining an ignition region (21) in which charged particles (12) or other ionizing radiations initiate brief localized avalanche discharges (93) and defining an adjacent memory region (22) in which sustained glow discharges (94) are initiated by the primary discharges (93). Conductors (29, 32) of the grids (18, 19) at each side of the memory section (22) extend in orthogonal directions enabling readout of the X-Y coordinates of locations at which charged particles (12) were detected by sequentially transmitting pulses to the conductors (29) of one grid (18) while detecting transmissions of the pulses to the orthogonal conductors (36) of the other grid (19) through glow discharges (94). One of the grids (19) bounding the memory region (22) is defined by an array of conductive elements (32) each of which is connected to the associated readout conductor (36) through a separate resistance (37). The wire chamber (11) avoids ambiguities and imprecisions in the readout of coordinates when large numbers of simultaneous or near simultaneous charged particles (12) have been detected. Down time between detection periods and the generation of radio frequency noise are alsomore »
- Inventors:
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- Berkeley, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865132
- Patent Number(s):
- 4465933
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- wire; chamber; radiation; detector; discharge; control; 11; spaced; apart; parallel; electrodes; 16; grids; 17; 18; 19; defining; ignition; region; 21; charged; particles; 12; ionizing; radiations; initiate; brief; localized; avalanche; discharges; 93; adjacent; memory; 22; sustained; glow; 94; initiated; primary; conductors; 29; 32; section; extend; orthogonal; directions; enabling; readout; x-y; coordinates; locations; detected; sequentially; transmitting; pulses; grid; detecting; transmissions; 36; bounding; defined; array; conductive; elements; connected; associated; conductor; separate; resistance; 37; avoids; ambiguities; imprecisions; simultaneous; near; time; detection; periods; generation; radio; frequency; noise; reduced; wire chamber; radio frequency; charged particles; spaced apart; glow discharge; charged particle; radiation detector; ionizing radiation; orthogonal directions; parallel electrodes; frequency noise; conductive elements; ignition region; avalanche discharge; chamber radiation; orthogonal direction; parallel electrode; /250/
Citation Formats
Perez-Mendez, Victor, and Mulera, Terrence A. Wire chamber radiation detector with discharge control. United States: N. p., 1984.
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abstractNote = {A wire chamber radiation detector (11) has spaced apart parallel electrodes (16) and grids (17, 18, 19) defining an ignition region (21) in which charged particles (12) or other ionizing radiations initiate brief localized avalanche discharges (93) and defining an adjacent memory region (22) in which sustained glow discharges (94) are initiated by the primary discharges (93). Conductors (29, 32) of the grids (18, 19) at each side of the memory section (22) extend in orthogonal directions enabling readout of the X-Y coordinates of locations at which charged particles (12) were detected by sequentially transmitting pulses to the conductors (29) of one grid (18) while detecting transmissions of the pulses to the orthogonal conductors (36) of the other grid (19) through glow discharges (94). One of the grids (19) bounding the memory region (22) is defined by an array of conductive elements (32) each of which is connected to the associated readout conductor (36) through a separate resistance (37). The wire chamber (11) avoids ambiguities and imprecisions in the readout of coordinates when large numbers of simultaneous or near simultaneous charged particles (12) have been detected. Down time between detection periods and the generation of radio frequency noise are also reduced.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
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