Development of a portable and fast wire tension measurement system for MWPC construction**Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (A050506), State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics and Key Laboratory of China Academy of Engineering Physics (Y490KF40HD)

Abstract

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