Signal propagation in straw tubes with resistive cathode

Author

Marzec, Janusz ; Zaremba, Krzysztof ; Pawlowski, Zdzislaw ; Konarzewski, Bogumil

Author_Institution

Inst. of Radioelectron., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland

Volume

47

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

24

Abstract

The analysis presented in this paper is part of the research performed by the authors for the COMPASS experiment at CERN. We have developed a theoretical model of the signal transmission in a straw tube. In contrast to commonly used simplified models, our approach takes into account the energy losses in the cathode resistance. This model allows determination of the main electrical parameters, such as characteristic impedance and signal attenuation, as well as a detailed simulation of the pulse shape dependent on the point of the charge injection. Simulation results have been compared with the results of experimental measurements of different types of the straw detectors

Keywords

cathodes; position sensitive particle detectors; solid-state nuclear track detectors; COMPASS experiment; cathode resistance; characteristic impedance; energy loss; resistive cathode; signal attenuation; signal propagation; signal transmission; straw tubes; Aluminum; Anodes; Cathodes; Coatings; Conductivity; Detectors; Energy loss; Spatial resolution; Strips; Transmission line theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.826893

Filename

826893