Development of a time projection chamber with a sheet-resistor field cage

A new-concept time projection chamber (TPC) using a commercial resistive sheet, sheet-resistor micro-TPC SR-microPIC, was developed and its performance was measured. SR-microTPC has the potential to create a more uniform electric field than conventional TPCs with resistor-chains owing to its continu...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-04
Main Authors: Miuchi, Kentaro, Ikeda, Tomonori, Ishiura, Hirohisa, Nakamura, Kiseki D, Takada, Atsushi, Homma, Yasuhiro, Ko, Abe, Ichimura, Koichi, Ito, Hiroshi, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi Takuma Nakamura, Ueno, Ryuichi, Shimada, Takuya, Hashimoto, Takashi, Yakabe, Ryota, Ochi, Atsuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cages
Electric fields
Muons
Performance tests
Radiation counters
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Summary:A new-concept time projection chamber (TPC) using a commercial resistive sheet, sheet-resistor micro-TPC SR-microPIC, was developed and its performance was measured. SR-microTPC has the potential to create a more uniform electric field than conventional TPCs with resistor-chains owing to its continuous sheet resistivity, and its production would be easier than that of conventional TPCs. The material used in this study, Achilles-Vynilas, was found to be thin, transparent, and low-radioactive. The performance test with cosmic muons showed very promising results, including the demonstration of a good tracking-performance. This type of TPC field cage can offer an alternative for the widely used conventional field cages
ISSN:2331-8422