A Large streamer chamber muon tracking detector in a high flux fixed target application

Adams, D.; Adeva, B.; Arik, E.; Arvidson, A.; Badelek, B.; Ballintijn, M. K.; Bardin, G.; Baum, Guenter; Berglund, P.; Betev, L.; Bird, I. G.; Birsa, Renato; Bjorkholm, P.; Bonner, B. E.; de Botton, N.; Boutemeur, M.; Bradamante, Franco; Bravar, A.; Bressan, Andrea; Bueltmann, Stephen L.; Burtin, E.; Cavata, C.; Crabb, D.; Cranshaw, J.; Cuhadar, T.; DALLA TORRE, Silvia; van Dantzig, R.; Derro, B.; Deshpande, A.; Dhawan, S.; Dulya, C.; Dyring, A.; Eichblatt, S.; Faivre, J. C.; Fasching, D.; Feinstein, F.; Fernandez, C.; Forthmann, S.; Frois, B.; Gallas, A.; Garzon, J. A.; Gaussiran, T.; Gilly, H.; Giorgi, Marcello; von Goeler, E.; Goertz, S.; Gracia, G.; de Groot, N.; Grosse Perdekamp, M.; Gulmez, Erhan; Haft, K.; von Harrach, D.; Hasegawa, T.; Hautle, P.; Hayashi, N.; Heusch, C. A.; Horikawa, N.; Hughes, V. W.; Igo, G.; Ishimoto, S.; Iwata, T.; Kabuss, E. M.; Kageya, T.; Karev, A.; Kessler, H. J.; Ketel, T. J.; Kiryluk, J.; Kiryushin, I. u.; Kishi, A.; Kiselev, Y. u.; Klostermann, L.; Kramer, D.; Kroger, W.; Kurek, K.; Kyynarainen, J.; Lamanna, M.; Landgraf, U.; Lau, K.; Layda, T.; Le Goff, J. M.; Lehar, F.; de Lesquen, A.; Lichtenstadt, J.; Lindqvist, T.; Litmaath, M.; Lowe, M.; Magnon, A.; Mallot, G. K.; Marie, F.; Martin, Anna; Martino, J.; Matsuda, T.; Mayes, B.; Mccarthy, J. S.; Medved, K.; Meyer, W.; van Middelkoop, G.; Miller, D.; Miyachi, Y.; Mori, K.; Moromisato, J.; Nassalski, J.; Naumann, L.; Niinikoski, T. O.; Oberski, J. E. J.; Ogawa, A.; Ozben, C.; Parks, D. P.; Pereira, H.; Penzo, A.; Kunne, F.; Peshekhonov, D.; Piegaia, R.; Pinsky, Lawrence S.; Platchkov, S.; Plo, M.; Pose, D.; Postma, H.; Pretz, J.; Pussieux, T.; Pyrlik, J.; Radel, G.; Reyhancan, I.; Reicherz, G.; Rijllart, A.; Roberts, J. B.; Rock, S.; Rodriguez, M.; Rondio, E.; Rosado, A.; Roscherr, B.; Sabo, I.; Saborido, J.; Sandacz, A.; Sanders, D.; Savin, Igor A.; Schiavon, Paolo; Schiller, A.; Schuler, K. P.; Segel, R.; Seitz, R.; Semertzidis, Y.; Sergeev, S.; Sever, F.; Shanahan, P.; Sichtermann, E. P.; Simeoni, F.; Smirnov, G. I.; Staude, A.; Steinmetz, A.; Stiegler, U.; Stuhrmann, H.; Szleper, M.; Teichert, K. M.; Tessarotto, F.; Thers, D.; Tlaczala, W.; Trentalange, S.; Tripet, A.; Tzamouranis, I.; Unel, G.; Velasco, M.; Vogt, J.; Voss, R.; Weinstein, R.; Whitten, C.; Windmolders, R.; Willumeit, R.; Wislicki, W.; Witzmann, A.; Zanetti, ANNA MARIA; Zaremba, K.; Zhao, J.

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00556-2

Arrays of limited streamer tubes of the Iarocci type were deployed in our experiment at CERN as part of a forward muon detector system with provisions for the beam to pass through the center of each panel in the array. A total of 16 4 m×4 m panels were assembled with inductive readout strips on both sides of each panel. An active feedback system was deployed to regulate the high voltage to the streamer tubes to insure a constant efficiency for minimum ionizing particles. The arrays were operated in this environment for over five years of data taking. Streamer tube track-reconstruction efficiencies and tube replacement rates are reported.