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arXiv · 1603.02986

Development of a portable and fast wire tension measurement system for MWPC's construction

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In a multi-wire proportional chamber detector(MWPC), the anode and signal wires must maintain suitable tensions, which is very important for the detector's stable and perfect performance. As a result, wire tension control and measurement is essential in MWPC's construction. The thermal neutron detector of multi-functional reflectometer at China Spallation Neutron Source is designed using a high pressure $^{3}$He MWPC detector, and in the construction of the detector, we developed a wire tension measurement system. This system is accurate, portable and time-saving. With it, the wires' tension on a anode wire plane has been tested, the measurement results show that the wire tension control techniques used in detector manufacture is reliable.

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Jing-Hui Pan, Chang-Li Ma, Xue-Yu Gong, Zhi-Jia Sun, Yan-Feng Wang, Chen-Yan Yin, Lei Gong. 2016-04-25. Development of a portable and fast wire tension measurement system for MWPC's construction. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1137%2F40%2F9%2F096201

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