Fargher, S., Steer, C. and Thompson, L. orcid.org/0000-0001-6911-4776 (2018) The use of 3D printing in the development of gaseous radiation detectors. In: Lyoussi, A., Carette, M., Giot, M., Le Dû, P., Reynard-Carette, C., Schyns, M. and Vermeeren, L., (eds.) EPJ Web of Conferences. ANIMMA 2017 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, 19-23 Jun 2017, Liège, Belgium. EDP Sciences
Abstract
Fused Deposition Modelling has been used to produce a small, single wire, Iarocci-style drift tube to demonstrate the feasibility of using the Additive Manufacturing technique to produce cheap detectors, quickly. Recent technological developments have extended the scope of Additive Manufacturing, or 3D printing, to the possibility of fabricating Gaseous Radiation Detectors, such as Single Wire Proportional Counters and Time Projection Chambers. 3D printing could allow for the production of customisable, modular detectors; that can be easily created and replaced and the possibility of printing detectors on-site in remote locations and even for outreach within schools.
The 3D printed drift tube was printed using Polylactic acid to produce a gas volume in the shape of an inverted triangular prism; base length of 28 mm, height 24.25 mm and tube length 145 mm. A stainless steel anode wire was placed in the centre of the tube, mid-print. P5 gas (95% Argon, 5% Methane) was used as the drift gas and a circuit was built to capacitively decouple signals from the high voltage. The signal rate and average pulse height of cosmic ray muons were measured over a range of bias voltages to characterise and prove correct operation of the printed detector.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | 3D Printing; Additive Manufacturing; Gaseous radiation Detectors; Drift Tubes |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2020 13:48 |
Last Modified: | 18 May 2020 13:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1051/epjconf/201817001016 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160871 |