Large, light, high-acceptance CSC chambers for the PHENIX muon detector using a honeycomb panel design

Author

Fields, D.E. ; Armijo, V. ; Atencio, L. ; Bassalleck, B. ; Behrendt, J. ; Brooks, M.L. ; Clark, D. ; Dinesh, B.V. ; Klinksiek, S. ; Lee, D.M. ; Lowe, J. ; Sondheim, W. ; Stuart, J. ; Wang, X.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

527

Abstract

The muon tracking system for the PHENIX detector uses cathode strip chambers (CSC) for the tracking detectors. These detectors must provide 58 micron resolution at each station to give satisfactory mass resolution of the vector mesons. Station 1 must have a high acceptance with a relatively low radiation length in order to avoid shadowing of the stations 2 and 3 via multiple scattering. We have built a full scale prototype of the station 1 detector using honeycomb panels for the substrate of the 20 mil G-10 etched cathode planes. The anode and o-ring planes are laminated to the cathode-covered honeycomb panels. The shape of the prototype is one quadrant of a 60" radius circle. Results of the mechanical and electrical tests are presented

Keywords

muon detection; particle spectrometers; particle track visualisation; position sensitive particle detectors; G-10 etched cathode planes; PHENIX muon detector; cathode strip chambers; electrical tests; high-acceptance chambers; honeycomb panel design; mechanical tests; multiple scattering; muon spectrometer; muon tracking system; o-ring planes; tracking detectors; vector mesons; Anodes; Cathodes; Detectors; Etching; Light scattering; Mesons; Prototypes; Shadow mapping; Strips; Structural rings;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.591050

Filename

591050