학술논문

A novel technique for the production of large area Z-coordinate readout planes for the B A B AR muon system
Document Type
Report
Source
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A. Jan 1, 2006, Vol. 556 Issue 1, p134, 6 p.
Subject
Avalanches -- Methods
Detectors -- Methods
Detectors -- Production processes
Language
English
ISSN
0168-9002
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.10.032 Byline: M.R. Convery (a), P.C. Kim (a), H.P. Paar (b), C.H. Rogers (a), R.H. Schindler (a), S.K. Swain (a), C.C. Young (a) Abstract: The B A B AR detector, at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is a general-purpose detector for the study of e.sup.+e.sup.- interactions at the I(4S) resonance. B A B AR's muon-detection system consists of two parts: a hexagonal barrel region and two planar endcap regions each containing 18 layers of iron ([approximately equal to]3.6I'), with resistive plate chambers within the inter-iron gaps. These chambers have suffered deterioration in performance over the past few years and are being replaced by limited streamer tube chambers in the barrel. Each layer of the system consists of a set of up to 10 streamer tube modules oriented parallel to the beamline providing the azimuthal coordinate (I[bar]) and a single "Z-plane" with strips oriented perpendicular the streamer tubes providing the coordinate (Z) along the beamline. The large area Z-planes (up to 12m.sup.2) are 1mm thick and contain 96 strips that detect the induced charge from avalanches on the streamer tube wires. This paper reports on the novel construction technique of the Z-planes. Author Affiliation: (a) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA 94309, USA (b) Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA Article History: Received 29 September 2005; Accepted 19 October 2005 Article Note: (footnote) [star] Work supported by Department of Energy contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.