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THE precision commonly quoted when measuring the position of a charged particle track is ±0.3 mm for wire plane spark chambers1, ±0.4 mm for streamer chambers2 and ±0.7 mm for multiwire proportional chambers3,4. With the onset of the new generation of synchrotrons there is a need for detectors with better resolution. This arises from the fact that the accelerated particles will receive only small deflexions in analysing magnets. This article consists of a proposal for a detector that will provide the necessary increase in resolution.
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RICE-EVANS, P. Proposal for a New High Precision Particle Detector. Nature 232, 625–627 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232625b0
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