Published September 15, 1985
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Journal article
Dimethyl ether reviewed: New results on using this gas in a high-precision drift chamber
Creators
- Basile, M.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Bonvicini, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Cara Romeo, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Cifarelli, L.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Contin, A.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- D'Ali, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Del Papa, C.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Maccarrone, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Massam, T.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Motta, F.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Nania, R.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Palmonari, F.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Rinaldi, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Sartorelli, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Spinetti, M.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Susinno, G.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Villa, F.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Voltano, L.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Zichichi, A.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 1. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA)
- 2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati (Italy)
- 3. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
- 4. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bologna (Italy)
- 5. Bologna Univ. (Italy). Dipartimento di Fisica
Description
Two years ago, dimethyl ether (DME) was presented, for the first time, as a suitable gas for high-precision drift chambers. In fact our tests show that resolutions can be obtained which are better by at least a factor of 2 compared to what one can get with conventional gases. Moreover, DME is very well quenched. The feared formation of whiskers on the wires has not occurred, at least after months of use with a 10 μCi 106Ru source. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A
- Journal Volume
- 239
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
- Journal Page Range
- 497-505
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 17007181
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AVALANCHE QUENCHING; DRIFT CHAMBERS; METHYL ETHER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOWNSEND DISCHARGE; WHISKERS
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ETHERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONOCRYSTALS; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION