Title :
A Fine Grain Flash Chamber Calorimeter
Author :
Taylor, F.E. ; Ohsugi, T. ; Walker, J.K. ; Buchholz, D. ; Miller, D.
Author_Institution :
Physics Department Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Abstract :
The development of a low cost finegrain sampling calorimeter consisting of flash chambers sandwiched between aluminum and lead plates is described. The flash chambers are made from black polypropylene sheets having a cell size of 4 mm × 5 mm. The cells are filled with Ne-He gas. Track information is obtained by applying a triggered HV pulse across the polypropylene sheets which causes a glow discharge in the cells traversed by particles. The response of the calorimeter to electrons and hadrons from measurements made at Fermilab is discussed.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Costs; Detectors; Electrons; Glow discharges; Particle tracking; Physics; Plastics; Sampling methods; Sparks;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1978.4329323
