Distributed drift chamber design for rare particle detection in relativistic heavy ion collisions

Journal Article · Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2001 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

OSTI ID:821717

Bellwied, R; Bennett, M J; Bernardo, V; Caines, H; Christie, W; Costa, S; Crawford, H J; Cronqvist, M; Debbe, R; Dinnwiddie, R; Engelage, J; Flores, I; Fuzesy, R; Greiner, L; Hallman, T; Hoffmann, G; Huang, H Z; Jensen, P; Judd, E G; Kainz, K ; Kaplan, M; Kelly, S; Lindstrom, P J; Llope, W J; LoCurto, G; Longacre, R; Milosevich, Z; Mitchell, J T; Mitchell, J W; Mogavero, E; Mutchler, G; Paganis, S; Platner, E; Potenza, R; Rotondo, F; Russ, D; Sakrejda, I; Saulys, A; Schambach, J; Sheen, J; Smirnoff, N; Stokeley, C; Tang, J; Trattner, A L; Trentalange, S; Visser, G; Whitfield, J P; Witharm, F; Witharm, R; Wright, M

This report describes a multi-plane drift chamber that was designed and constructed to function as a topological detector for the BNL AGSE896 rare particle experiment. The chamber was optimized for good spatial resolution, two track separation, and a high uniform efficiency while operating in a 1.6 Tesla magnetic field and subjected to long term exposure from a 11.6 GeV/nucleon beam of 10**6 Au ions per second.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics. Division of Nuclear Physics; National Aeronautics and Space Administration Grant Nos. NAGW-1526, NGR 05-033-513, NAGW-3022 L14230C; University of Catania and INFN (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 821717
• Report Number(s): LBNL-47409; R&D Project: 464204; TRN: US0401094
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 485, Issue 3; Other Information: Journal Publication Date: 06/11/2002; PBD: 2 Oct 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BNL
DESIGN
DETECTION
DRIFT CHAMBERS
EFFICIENCY
HEAVY IONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
DRIFT CHAMBER RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION RARE PARTICLE