Charge Division Using Carbon Filaments for Obtaining Coordinate Information from Detection of Single Electrons

1 February 1986

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Vol. 33 (1) , 261-266
https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1986.4337096

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 σ/L <2% for a collected signal charge of 30 fC.

Keywords

ELECTRONS
WIRE
DETECTORS
SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODES
CATHODES
LENGTH MEASUREMENT
BIRDS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
ZIRCONIUM
ENERGY RESOLUTION

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