Development of a Straw Tube Chamber with Pickup-Pad Readout

TL;DR

This paper presents the development and testing of a straw tube chamber with pickup-pad readout, demonstrating high efficiency and analyzing signal pickup mechanisms and distribution.

Contribution

Introduces a novel straw tube chamber with pickup-pad readout and provides experimental validation of its performance.

Findings

Chamber efficiency exceeds 99%

Effective signal pickup mechanism identified

Signal distribution among pads characterized

Abstract

We have developed a straw tube chamber with pickup-pad readout. The mechanism for signal pickup, the size of the pickup signal, and the distribution of signals among neighboring pads are discussed. We have tested a prototype chamber in a beamtest at Brookhaven National laboratory and have measured chamber efficiencies in excess of 99%.