Central tracking chamber with inflated cathode-strip foils

被引:20
作者
Blackmore, EW
Bryman, DA
Kuno, Y
Lim, C
Numao, T
Padley, P
Redlinger, G
Soluk, R
McPherson, RA
机构
[1] TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3, Canada
[2] Princeton Univ, Joseph Henry Labs, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
关键词
drift chamber; cathode strips;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01163-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new cylindrical low mass central drift chamber has been constructed for the K+ --> pi(+)nu<(nu)over bar> experiment at BNL (E787), The chamber consists of twelve layers of axial wire cells and six layers of thin cathode-strip foils, four of which are supported by differential gas pressure. The momentum resolution (RMS) for muons and pions in the range 150-250 MeV/c is found to be about 0.9%. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:295 / 304
页数:10
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