Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5493384 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Present in many experiments, wire and drift chambers have been used in a large variety of shapes and configurations during the last decades. Nevertheless, their readout elements has not evolved much: tungsten, sometimes gold-plated or aluminum, wires. By taking advantage of the developments in the manufacture of conducting carbon fiber, we could obtain interesting improvements for wire detectors. In this article, we present recent tests and simulations using carbon fibers to readout signal in place of traditional tungsten wires. Unlike metallic wires, their low weight guaranties a reduced quantity of material in the active area.
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Authors
G. Charles, L. Audouin, J. Bettane, R. Dupre, B. Genolini, N. Hammoudi, M. Imre, V. Le Ven, A. Maroni, B. Mathon, T. Nguyen Trung, E. Rauly,