Time Projection Chamber

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:advantage good particle identification
large volume tracking
gptkbp:alternativeTo drift chamber
wire chamber
gptkbp:application neutrino experiments
collider experiments
dark matter searches
gptkbp:component gptkb:STAR_experiment
gptkb:TPC/Two-Gamma_experiment
gptkb:ALICE_experiment
gptkbp:detects charged particles
gptkbp:filling noble gas
mixture of gases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Time Projection Chamber
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:David_R._Nygren
1974
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkb:CERN
gptkbp:measures energy loss (dE/dx)
momentum of particles
gptkbp:operates ionization of gas
gptkbp:readBy multi-wire proportional chamber
pad readout
gptkbp:recordedAt 3D tracks of particles
gptkbp:requires magnetometer
uniform electric field
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics
particle physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ALICE
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4