Prototype studies and design considerations for the CLAS Region 2 drift chambers

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 411, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 265-274

  Qin, L M ^a   Raue, B A ^a,b   Dodge, G E ^a   Hyde Wright, C E ^a   Klein, A ^a   Kuhn, S E ^a   Pyron, T D ^a,c   Vansyoc, K G ^a   Weinstein, L B ^a   Yun, J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Newport News Ship Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Drift chambers

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DRIFT CHAMBERS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC WIRE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

LARGE ACCEPTANCE SPECTROMETER;

SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0032119519     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00302-7     Document Type: Article

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