GAS SYSTEM FOR ALEPH TPC

被引:2
作者
BARCZEWSKI, T
BAUERDICK, LAT
BELLANTONI, L
BLUCHER, E
BLUM, W
BOUDREAU, J
CINABRO, D
CONWAY, J
COWEN, DF
FAGERSTROM, J
FIDECARO, F
GOBBO, B
HALLEY, A
HAYWOOD, S
JAHN, A
JARED, RC
JOHNSON, R
KASEMANN, M
LECLAIRE, B
LEHRAUS, T
LOHSE, T
LUSIANI, A
MARROCCHESI, PS
MAY, J
MILOTTI, E
MINTEN, A
PATER, J
RICHSTEIN, J
RICHTER, R
RICHTER, W
ROHN, S
ROLANDI, L
ROTH, A
ROTSCHEIDT, H
SCHLATTER, D
SCHMELLING, M
SETTLES, R
STEEG, F
STEFANINI, G
TAKASHIMA, M
TEJESSY, W
THOMAS, J
VAYAKI, A
WEAR, J
WIEDENMANN, W
WITZELING, W
WU, SL
机构
[1] UNIV MAINZ,INST PHYS,W-6500 MAINZ,GERMANY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,IST FIS,PISA,ITALY
[3] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER PISA,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
[4] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,IST FIS,TRIESTE,ITALY
[5] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS,W-8000 MUNICH 40,GERMANY
[6] UNIV GLASGOW,GLASGOW G12 8QQ,SCOTLAND
[7] UNIV WISCONSIN,MADISON,WI 53706
[8] NUCL RES CTR DEMOCRITOS,ATHENS,GREECE
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(90)90257-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Operation of the time projection chamber of the ALEPH experiment at LEP requires a high-purity argon/methane gas mixture supplied to the detector under stable conditions to ensure minimum signal attenuation throughout the 43 m3 detector volume (max. 2.2 m drift length) and maintain near-constant electron drift velocity in the gas over extended periods of time. Design considerations for a gas system to fulfil these conditions are presented and details given of the construction, operational aspects and of the achieved performance. © 1990.
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页码:176 / 184
页数:9
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