The pixel readout system for the PHENIX pad chambers

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作者
Nilsson, PB
机构
[1] Univ Lund, Dept Phys, Div Cosm & Subat Phys, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
[2] Brookhaven Natl Lab, Upton, NY 11973 USA
[3] McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[4] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN USA
[5] SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
[6] Vanderbilt Univ, Nashville, TN USA
[7] Weizmann Inst Sci, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1016/S0375-9474(99)00545-X
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
A new concept for two-dimensional position readout of wire chambers is described. The basic idea is to use a cathode segmented into small pixels that are read out in specific groups (pads). The electronics is mounted on the outer face of the chamber with a chip-on-board technique, pushing the material thickness to a minimum. The system described here, containing 210 000 readout channels, will be used to read out the pad chambers in the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).
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页码:665C / 668C
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