Discharge and stability studies for the new readout chambers of the upgraded ALICE TPC

The ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) Time Projection Chamber (TPC) at CERN LHC is presently equipped with Multi Wire Proportional Chambers (MWPCs). A gating grid prevents ions produced during the gas amplification from moving into the drift volume. The maximum drift time of the electrons toge...

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Main Authors: Deisting, Alexander (Author) , Garabatos, Chilo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 30 May 2017
In: Journal of Instrumentation
Year: 2017, Volume: 12, Issue: 05
ISSN:1748-0221
DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/12/05/C05017
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/05/C05017
Verlag, Volltext: http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/12/i=05/a=C05017
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