Title :
A cylindrical drift chamber for the measurement of K to pi nu nu decay
Author :
Cresswell, J.V. ; Ahmad, S. ; Blackmore, E.W. ; Bryman, D.A. ; Khan, N. ; Kuno, Y. ; Numao, T.
Author_Institution :
TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A cylindrical drift chamber has been constructed for the study of a rare kaon decay. A description is given of the design and construction of the chamber. Data from two prototype chambers and initial results from the final chamber are presented.<>
Keywords :
meson detection and measurement; position sensitive particle detectors; cylindrical drift chamber; kaon decay; Cathodes; Coaxial cables; Electrons; Geometry; Ionization; Magnetic fields; Preamplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
