Development of the Micro Pixel Chamber with DLC cathodes

• Yamane, Fumiya

• Ochi, Atsuhiko

• Matayoshi, Kohei

• Ogawa, Keisuke

• Ishitobi, Yusuke

Abstract

We developed a novel design of a Micro Pixel Chamber (μ-PIC) with resistive electrodes for a charged particle tracking detector in high rate applications. Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) thin film is used for the cathodes. The resistivity can be controlled flexibly (10(5-7) Ω/sq.) with high uniformity. The fabrication process was greatly improved and the resistive μ-PIC could be operated with an area of 10 × 10cm(2). Resistors for the HV bias and capacitors for the AC coupling were completely removed by applying PCB and carbon sputtering techniques, and the resistive μ-PIC became a very compact detector. The performance of our new resistive μ-PIC was measured in various ways. Consequently, it was possible to attain high gas gains (>10(4)), high detection efficiency, and position resolution better than 100μm. The spark probability was reduced, and the new resistive μ-PIC was operated stably under fast neutrons irradiation. These features offer solutions for a charged particle tracking detector in future high rate applications.

Journal

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

  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 951 162938-, 2020-01-21

  Elsevier

Keywords

• Gaseous detector
• Micro Pixel Chamber
• MPGD

Details

• CRID: 1050856995322917760
• NII Article ID: 120006799294
• NII Book ID: AA11535129
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2019.162938
• ISSN: 18729576
• ISSN: 01689002
• HANDLE: 20.500.14094/90006795
• Web Site: https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S016890021931335X?httpAccept=text/xml
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• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
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