Streamer tubes for KASCADE muon detectors

被引:10
作者
Doll, P
Brandt, U
Daumiller, K
Hucker, H
Klages, HO
Klei, P
Kolb, G
Lang, J
Pentchev, L
机构
[1] UNIV KARLSRUHE,D-76128 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
[2] RES CTR ROSSENDORF,D-01474 ROSSENDORF,GERMANY
[3] NUCL RES INST,BU-1784 SOFIA,BULGARIA
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10.1016/0168-9002(95)00530-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The air shower experiment KASCADE (KArlsruhe Shower Core and Array DEtector) consists of an extended array of detectors for the e.m. component of the shower and a compact hadron calorimeter. Close to the calorimeter a large area shielded muon detector, employing three 144 m(2) horizontal detector planes made out of streamer tubes, will be implemented. The streamer tubes with a geometry of 9 x 9 mm(2) will be read out on pairs of anode wires and on strips oriented perpendicularly and at 60 degrees to the wires. The digital readout of the wires and strips provides an intrinsic angular resolution which is sufficient to discriminate muons against punch-through events close to the shower core. Stabilization of the streamer tubes in this field experiment is mandatory.
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