Published October 15, 1993
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Journal article
Design, fabrication and evaluation of an extremely light, small-size multiwire proportional chamber system
Creators
- 1. Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (United States). Visual Techniques Lab.
Description
We introduce an extremely high, small-size multiwire proportional chamber (MWPC) system. Including its wire frames, the average thickness of the complete detector system, consisting of eight MWPCs, is 5% of a radiation length or 1.68 g/cm2. Its total weight is <1.2 kg. In order to obtain such a light-weight detector system conventional methods of MWPC design and fabrication could not be used. New materials had to be introduced as well. The design, fabrication technique and important properties of this low-mass MWPC system are discussed. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 335
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 78-85.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 25011080
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ARGON; BETA DETECTION; BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; ETHANE; FABRICATION; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; THICKNESS; WEIGHT
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKANES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DETECTION; DIMENSIONS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MIXTURES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- Contract PHY 85-13003