Published September 1, 1993 | Version v1
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Mechanism of wire breaking due to sparks in proportional or drift chambers

Creators

  • 1. Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Institut fuer Kernphysik, Juelich (Germany)

Description

The mechanism of wire breaking due to sparks is examined by a setup allowing for a fast change of mechanical wire tension and for optical and electronical registration of sparks. It is shown, that it is possible to choose a wire tension dependant on the capacitance (between the high voltage and ground) so that the wire will not be damaged by sparks. The effect of sparks to wires are compared between tungsten and steel wires and between two chamber gases (argon-methane and pure isobutane). (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
333
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 316-319.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
24075560
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; BINARY MIXTURES; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FAILURES; METHANE; STEELS; STRESSES; TUNGSTEN; WIRES; 2-METHYLPROPANE
Descriptors DEC
ALKANES; ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELEMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MIXTURES; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBER; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS