Open AccessCommercial and Cost Effective Production of Two-Dimensional Read-Out Boards for Sub-Atomic Particle Detectors
Author(s) -
David Crary,
R. Majka
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1043172
Subject(s) - gas electron multiplier , planar , detector , tracking (education) , plane (geometry) , production (economics) , particle (ecology) , materials science , computer science , physics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , optics , computer graphics (images) , mathematics , psychology , pedagogy , geometry , oceanography , economics , macroeconomics , geology
We report results from research aimed at developing and demonstrating production of 2-D readout structures for GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier) charged particle tracking chambers at Tech-Etch. Readout boards of two types, bi-planar and single plane, were fabricated and evaluated. The results show that Tech-Etch can produce suitable boards of either type however the single plane board has a number of advantages both in production and use that will likely make it the preferred choice for GEM tracking chambers