Distributed drift chamber design for rare particle detection in relativistic heavy ion collisions

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 485; no. 3; pp. 371 - 384
• Main Authors: Bellwied, R, Bennett, M.J, Bernardo, V, Caines, H, Christie, W, Costa, S, Crawford, H.J, Cronqvist, M, Debbe, R, Dinnwiddie, R, Engelage, J, Flores, I, Fuzesy, R, Greiner, L, Hallman, T, Hoffmann, G, Huang, H.Z, Jensen, P, Judd, E.G, Kainz, K, Kaplan, M, Kelly, S, Lindstrom, P.J, Llope, W.J, LoCurto, G, Longacre, R, Milosevich, Z, Mitchell, J.T, Mitchell, J.W, Mogavero, E, Mutchler, G, Paganis, S, Platner, E, Potenza, R, Rotondo, F, Russ, D, Sakrejda, I, Saulys, A, Schambach, J, Sheen, J, Smirnoff, N, Stokeley, C, Tang, J, Trattner, A.L, Trentalange, S, Visser, G, Whitfield, J.P, Witharm, F, Witharm, R, Wright, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 11.06.2002
• Subjects: Drift chamber; Rare particle; Relativistic heavy ions; 14.20.Pt; 25.75.−q; Drift chamber; 29.40.Gx; Rare particle; Relativistic heavy ions
• ISSN: 0168-9002; 1872-9576
• DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)02136-2

This report describes a multi plane drift chamber that was designed and constructed to function as a topological detector for the BNL AGS E896 rare particle experiment. The chamber was optimized for good spatial resolution, two track separation, and a high uniform efficiency while operating in a 1.6 T magnetic field and subjected to long term exposure from a 11.6 GeV/nucleon beam of 10 6 Au ions per second.