Design, simulation and construction of a wire chamber electronics

Abstract

A Delay Wire Chamber (DWC) is a gaseous particle detector which enables detection of charged particles and their trajectories. They are preferred as they provide good position resolution inexpensively and due to their ease of use. The novel feature distinguishing it from other wire chambers is its readout electronics that allows reading and ampli cation of signals from tens of wires with a limited number of electronic components. In this thesis, we present the basics of gaseous radiation detectors, describe the electronics of the DWC readout circuit, provide simulation results as well as the results from various implementations in hardware. The circuit is found to be sensitive to sources of noise and our attempts in improving its stability, as well as future directions of research are also presented.