Drift velocity measurement using MSGCs in a test beam

Authors :: J. Dubeau
F.G. Oakham
M. S. Dixit
J. C. Armitage
S.C. Taylor
G.C. Stuart
Source :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 357:605-606
Publication Year :: 1995
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 1995.
Abstract: A novel method of determining electron drift velocity at high electric fields uses plastic MicroStrip Gas Counters (MSGCs) operating in a test beam. The data from angled tracks through a MSGC provided a distance versus time relationship from which a drift velocity of 36.5 ± 2 μm/ns was obtained for an 90 10 argon/isobutane gas mix and an electric field of 4 kV/cm.

Subjects :: Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Drift velocity
Argon
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
business.industry
chemistry.chemical_element
Microstrip
chemistry.chemical_compound
Optics
chemistry
Test beam
Electric field
Isobutane
business
Instrumentation

ISSN :: 01689002
Volume :: 357
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........829695d93101bb584ab1476fdd2893ba
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(95)01740-2