The readout method for wire chambers

The method for readout of information from a wire chamber through a conventional conductive wire cathode is tested to study the possibility of its practical usage. It is observed that the value of the signal induced on an external readout electrode depends on the detector geometry and makes up approximately 5-10% of the anode signal value. The application of this method should permit one to separate a detector into an active device and an independent readout system as well as to make the readout system more flexible and to improve detector coordinate properties. (orig.)