Signal propagation in long wire chambers

The propagation of signals in long proportional counters or multi-wire tracking chambers is simulated, using numerical solutions of the multi-wire telegraph equations. The results are compared to experimental data, recorded with a proportional counter and a multi-wire test chamber. The signal shape,...

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Main Authors: Bock, Peter (Author) , Heintze, Joachim (Author) , Lennert, Peter (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: September 5, 2012
In: Journal of Instrumentation
Year: 2012, Volume: 7, Issue: 9
ISSN:1748-0221
DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/7/09/P09003
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/09/P09003
Verlag, Volltext: http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/7/i=09/a=P09003
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Author Notes:P. Bock, J. Engelfried, T. Friedrich, J. Heintze, P. Lennert, M. Russ and M. Zimmer
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Summary:The propagation of signals in long proportional counters or multi-wire tracking chambers is simulated, using numerical solutions of the multi-wire telegraph equations. The results are compared to experimental data, recorded with a proportional counter and a multi-wire test chamber. The signal shape, the charge division ratio and, in the case of the drift chamber, also the cross talk between the wires, are well reproduced. Similar shapes for signals and their cross talk can be obtained with a properly chosen electrical termination. It is shown how data from a multi-wire chamber can then be corrected for cross talk. The effects limiting the precision of position measurements along the wires with the charge division method are discussed. The simulation was applied to the reconstruction of tracks measured with the OPAL JET chamber.
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ISSN:1748-0221
DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/7/09/P09003