A Bi-Dimensional Multi-Wire Cathode Strip Detector for Fission Fragments
A large area bi-dimensional position sensitive multi-wire cathode strip detector (MCSD) has been developed for the detection of fission fragments (FFs). The performance of the detector has been characterized with FFs from 252Cf and α particles from 241Am-239Pu sources. The position information is obtained from the measurement of time delay signals of the cathode strips (X-direction) and split-cathode wires (Y-direction) with respect to the timing signal from the anode wires. The position resolution is found to be about 1.0 and 1.5 mm in X-and Y-directions respectively.
X-ray detectors based on multiwire proportional chambers
The multiwire proportional chamber (MWPC), operating in a direct photon-counting mode, is used as the basis of 1D and 2D X-ray detectors. The 1D detector used in our scanning radiographic systems is serially produced. Its counting rate is about 200 MHz, its spatial resolution 0.6 mm, the number of channels is 640. The 2D detector, designed for diffraction structural researches on synchrotron radiation at the storage ring VEPP-3, is being commissioned now. Its characteristics are: 5 MHz, 1.5 mm, 65536 channels. The second 1D detector (10 MHz, 75 μm, 3300 channels, σ = 150 μm) is made for the same purposes. A third 1D detector with a registration angle of 60° (500 MHz, 0.6 mm, 1900 channels) is under development. All the detectors operate in a frame-by-frame mode and are free (except 2D) of parallax error.
A muon detector to be installed at the pyramid of the sun
Is the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan a mausoleum, or just a ceremonial monument? A similar question inspired Luis Alvarez over 30 years ago to carry out his famous muon detection experiment at the Chephren Pyramid, inGiza. A fortunate similarity between this monument and the Pyramid of the Sun is a tunnel, running 8 m below the base and ending close to the symmetry axis, which allows us to emulate Alvarez in a search for possible hidden chambers in one of the largest pyramids in Latin America. Here we elaborate on what is known about this monument, on a description of the proposed detector design, and its expected performance based on simulations.