Title :
Charge Division Using Carbon Filaments for Obtaining Coordinate Information from Detection of Single Electrons
Author :
Bird, F. ; Shapiro, S. ; Ashford, V. ; McShurley, D. ; Reif, R. ; Leith, D.W.G.S. ; Williams, S.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Abstract :
Seven micron diameter Carbon filaments forming the anode of a multiwire proportional chamber have been used to detect single electrons. Charge division techniques applied to the 5 cm long wire resulted in a position resolution of ¿/L <2% for a collected signal charge of 30 fC.
Keywords :
Birds; Cathodes; Detectors; Electrons; Energy resolution; Length measurement; Linear accelerators; Superluminescent diodes; Wire; Zirconium;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1986.4337096
