A STUDY OF WIRE CHAMBERS WITH HIGHLY SEGMENTED CATHODE PAD READOUT FOR HIGH MULTIPLICITY CHARGED-PARTICLE DETECTION

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DEBBE, R [1 ]
FISCHER, J [1 ]
LISSAUER, D [1 ]
LUDLAM, T [1 ]
MAKOWIECKI, D [1 ]
OBRIEN, E [1 ]
RADEKA, V [1 ]
RESCIA, S [1 ]
ROGERS, L [1 ]
SMITH, GC [1 ]
STEPHANI, D [1 ]
YU, B [1 ]
GREENE, SV [1 ]
HEMMICK, TK [1 ]
MITCHELL, JT [1 ]
SHIVAKUMAR, B [1 ]
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[1] YALE UNIV,NEW HAVEN,CT 06511
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10.1109/23.106597
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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Investigations of interpolating cathode “pad” readout have been carried out for high multiplicity, two dimensional position sensitive detection of minimum ionizing particles and heavy ions. A detector configuration representing only 0.6% of a radiation length and covering an area of 26 cm by 16 cm, with over 1000 readout channels, has been developed. In a prototype chamber using this technique, a resolution of less than 100 µm (rms), for 5.4 keV x-ray, and differential non-linearity of ±6% have been achieved. The technique has also been demonstrated for detectors of much larger area. Copyright © 1990 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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