The DELPHI time projection chamber

• Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol. 283; no. 3; pp. 567 - 572
• Main Authors: Brand, C., Cairanti, S., Charpentier, P., Delikaris, D., Delpierre, P., Foeth, H., Heck, B.W., Hilke, H.J., Sancho, A., Wildman, J., Aubret, C., Billoir, P., Boutonnet, C., Courty, P., Crozon, M., Diaczek, A., Mas, J., Mathis, L., Saget, G., Tilquin, A., Turlot, J.P., Vergezac, P., Antilogus, P., Augustin, J.E., Gaillard, M., Gros, M.H., Hrisoho, A., Jean-Marie, B., Lepeltier, V., Noppe, J.M., Richard, F., Truong, K., Bolognese, T., Borgeaud, P., Debeer, M., Goujon, G., Gros, M., Jarry, P., Mur, M., Raoul, J.C., Ruhlmann, V., Sacquin, Y., Siegrist, P., Smadja, G., Turluer, M., Vilanova, D., Darbo, G., Bärring, O., Jarlskog, G., Käck, S., Lorstadt, B., Mjörnmark, U.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.11.1989; Elsevier
• Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment; Physics
• ISSN: 0168-9002; 1872-9576
• DOI: 10.1016/0168-9002(89)91417-4

The DELPHI TPC was under test, using cosmic rays and UV laser beams, for about one year, and is now being installed in the LEP tunnel. The construction is shortly reviewed, the data acquisition and the triggers based on the TPC information are described, and the measured performance is presented.