2001/04/30 by M. Anfreville, P. Astier, M. Authier +45 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Environmental science #Large Hadron Collider #Nuclear physics #Optics #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Tracking (education) #hep-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0168-9002(01)01371-7
published as Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A481 (2002) 339-364 · 42 pages, 26 figures
arxiv created 2001/06/08 · openalex publication_date 2002/04/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We present a detailed description of the drift chambers used as an active target and a tracking device in the NOMAD experiment at CERN. The main characteristics of these chambers are a large area, a self supporting structure made of light composite materials and a low cost. A spatial resolution of 150 microns has been achieved with a single hit efficiency of 97%.