MEASUREMENT OF SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS AND DRIFT VELOCITIES IN A DRIFT-CHAMBER FILLED WITH A HELIUM DME MIXTURE

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CINDRO, V
KOLANOSKI, H
LANGE, A
LAUTERJUNG, D
MULLER, F
SIEGMUND, T
SODER, W
THURN, H
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[1] Institut für Physik, Universität Dortmund
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)90244-K
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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We have measured spatial resolutions in a quadratic drift cell using as drift gas pure DME or a mixture of 70% He and 30% DME at atmospheric pressure. For a maximum drift distance of 5 mm we obtained in the He-DME mixture a resolution sigma(r) = 80-mu-m over 60% of the drift cell and for pure DME sigma(r) = 40-mu-m over 80% of the drift cell. The drift velocity of electrons is approximately three times faster in this mixture than in pure DME. A systematic study of the electric field dependence of the drift velocities in various He-DME mixtures is also presented.
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