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detectors [2018/08/30 11:13]
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detectors [2019/04/09 14:16]
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| Two Cathode Readout Drift Chamber (CRDC) are used to measure the transversal positions and angles in the [[Stations#Focal Plane station|focal plane]]. The first detector (CRDC1) is located at the nominal optical focal plane, and it is separated 1 m from the second downstream detector (CRDC2). Each detector has an active depth of 1.5 cm, an active area of 26 cm (non-dispersive direction) x 56 cm (dispersive direction), and [[Gas handling system|it is filled]] with a gas mixture consisting of 80% CF<sub>4</sub> and 20% C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> at a typical pressure of 40 torr. The detector frame has a volume of 68 cm (dispersive) x 38 cm (non-dispersive) x 10.3 cm (depth). The [[HV bias#CRDCs|operating high power]] depends on the charge of the measured nuclei. A schematic view of a CRDC can be seen in the figure below. | Two Cathode Readout Drift Chamber (CRDC) are used to measure the transversal positions and angles in the [[Stations#Focal Plane station|focal plane]]. The first detector (CRDC1) is located at the nominal optical focal plane, and it is separated 1 m from the second downstream detector (CRDC2). Each detector has an active depth of 1.5 cm, an active area of 26 cm (non-dispersive direction) x 56 cm (dispersive direction), and [[Gas handling system|it is filled]] with a gas mixture consisting of 80% CF<sub>4</sub> and 20% C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> at a typical pressure of 40 torr. The detector frame has a volume of 68 cm (dispersive) x 38 cm (non-dispersive) x 10.3 cm (depth). The [[HV bias#CRDCs|operating high power]] depends on the charge of the measured nuclei. A schematic view of a CRDC can be seen in the figure below. |
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| {{:wiki:crdc-drawing.jpg?600|Schematic view of the two S800 CRDCs.}} | {{:wiki:crdc-drawing.jpg?600|Schematic view of the two S800 CRDCs (this figure was taken from Yurkon et al., NIM A, 422, 291 (1999) and was adapted by G. W. Hitt in his PhD thesis, MSU 2009).}} |
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| ===== Ionization chamber ===== | ===== Ionization chamber ===== |
| An ionization chamber downstream of both [[Detectors#Cathode Readout Drift Chambers (CRDC)|CRDCs]] is used to identify the Z number of the transmitted nuclei from their energy loss. The detector has an active area of approximately 30 cm x 60 cm and a depth of approximately 406 mm (16 inches). It [[Gas handling system|is filled]] with P10 gas (90% argon, 10% methane) at a typical pressure of 300 torr, although this value can be increased up to 600 torr for light nuclei. The detector consists of 16 stacked-parallel plate ion chambers with narrow anode-cathode gaps, placed along the detector’s central axis, perpendicular to the beam direction (see figure). The plates of each of these stacked chambers are constructed from 70 mg/cm<sup>2</sup> polypropylene with 0.15 µm of aluminum evaporated on each side. The entrance and exit windows of the chamber are made of 12 mg/cm<sup>2</sup> Mylar with an overlay of Kevlar filaments and epoxy. | An ionization chamber downstream of both [[Detectors#Cathode Readout Drift Chambers (CRDC)|CRDCs]] is used to identify the Z number of the transmitted nuclei from their energy loss. The detector has an active area of approximately 30 cm x 60 cm and a depth of approximately 406 mm (16 inches). It [[Gas handling system|is filled]] with P10 gas (90% argon, 10% methane) at a typical pressure of 300 torr, although this value can be increased up to 600 torr for light nuclei. The detector consists of 16 stacked-parallel plate ion chambers with narrow anode-cathode gaps, placed along the detector’s central axis, perpendicular to the beam direction (see figure). The plates of each of these stacked chambers are constructed from 70 µg/cm<sup>2</sup> polypropylene with 0.15 µm of aluminum evaporated on each side. The entrance and exit windows of the chamber are made of 12 mg/cm<sup>2</sup> Mylar with an overlay of Kevlar filaments and epoxy. |
| {{:wiki:ion-chamber-picture.jpg?500 |Picture of the S800 ionization chamber with its alternating cathode and anode plates.}} | {{:wiki:ion-chamber-picture.jpg?500 |Picture of the S800 ionization chamber with its alternating cathode and anode plates.}} |
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