Mobilities of positive ions in some gas mixtures used in proportional and drift chambers

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1 January 1977

journal article
Published by EDP Sciences in Revue de Physique Appliquée

Vol. 12 (1) , 67-70
https://doi.org/10.1051/rphysap:0197700120106700

Abstract

We have measured the mobility of positive ions in several gas mixtures frequently used in proportional and drift chambers, namely Ar-(OCH3 )2CH2, Ar-(OCH3)2CH 2-IsoC4H10, Ar-CH4, and Ar-CO 2. In all gas mixtures considered, Blanc's law of positive ion mobility has been verified, except for a very small methylal concentration in argon-isobutane-methylal. The law permits the calculation of ion mobility in any mixture of the gases considered

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