The HELIX Drift Chamber Tracker Design and Implementation

K. McBride; P. S. Allison; M. Baiocchi; J. J. Beatty; L. Beaufore; D. H. Calderón; A. G. Castano; Y. Chen; S. Coutu; N. Green; D. Hanna; H. B. Jeon; S. B. Klein; B. Kunkler; M. Lang; R. Mbarek; S. I. Mognet; J. Musser; S. Nutter; S. O’Brien; N. Park; K. M. Powledge; K. Sakai; M. Tabata; G. Tarlé; J. M. Tuttle; G. Visser; S. P. Wakely; M. Yu

The HELIX Drift Chamber Tracker Design and Implementation

K. McBride
, P. S. Allison
, M. Baiocchi
, J. J. Beatty
, L. Beaufore
, D. H. Calderón
, A. G. Castano
, Y. Chen
, S. Coutu
, N. Green
, D. Hanna
, H. B. Jeon
, S. B. Klein
, B. Kunkler
, M. Lang
, R. Mbarek
, S. I. Mognet
, J. Musser
, S. Nutter
, S. O’Brien

N. Park, K. M. Powledge, K. Sakai, M. Tabata, G. Tarlé, J. M. Tuttle, G. Visser, S. P. Wakely, M. Yu

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HELIX (High Energy Light Isotope eXperiment) is a balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the chemical and isotopic abundances of light cosmic-ray nuclei. Detailed measurements by HELIX, especially of ¹⁰Be from ∼0.2 GeV/n to beyond 3 GeV/n, will provide essential insights into the propagation processes of the cosmic rays. HELIX measures the rigidity of cosmic rays by tracking their deflection in a 1 Tesla magnetic field with its Drift Chamber Tracker (DCT). This high-resolution gas tracking system utilizes 216 sensing wires with diameter 20 µm to provide both bending and non-bending view measurements. The DCT sense wires collect cosmic-ray-induced ionization through a strong electric drift field of 1 kV/cm. Precise monitoring and control of the gas composition and drift field are accomplished with a suite of housekeeping instruments. We present the design and implementation of the DCT and its readout electronics and highlight cosmic-ray muon analysis developments with straight-through tracks.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	123
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	444
State	Published - Sep 27 2024
Event	38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: Jul 26 2023 → Aug 3 2023

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McBride, K, Allison, PS, Baiocchi, M, Beatty, JJ, Beaufore, L, Calderón, DH, Castano, AG, Chen, Y, Coutu, S, Green, N, Hanna, D, Jeon, HB, Klein, SB, Kunkler, B, Lang, M, Mbarek, R, Mognet, SI, Musser, J, Nutter, S, O’Brien, S, Park, N, Powledge, KM, Sakai, K, Tabata, M, Tarlé, G, Tuttle, JM, Visser, G, Wakely, SP & Yu, M 2024, 'The HELIX Drift Chamber Tracker Design and Implementation', Proceedings of Science, vol. 444, 123.

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The HELIX Drift Chamber Tracker Design and Implementation

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