CDF Central Outer Tracker

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.02.020
• Publication Date: 2004-04-10T10:53:02Z
• Authors: T Affolder; D Allspach; D Ambrose; J Bialek; W Bokhari; M Brozovic; M Binkley; K Burkett; A Byon-Wagner; F Cogswell; N Dressnandt; Z Feng; M Franklin; L Galtieri; D.W Gerdes; J Greenwood; V Guarino; J Guimaraes da Costa; R Haggerty; C Hall; J Heinrich; A Holloway; T Jacobi; K Kephart; D Khazins; Y.K Kim; M Kirby; W Kononenko; A.V Kotwal; J Kraus; T.M Liss; N Lockyer; R Madrak; T Miao; A Mukherjee; C Neu; M Newcomer; J.M Niczyporuk; L Nodulman; W Orejudous; T.J Phillips; K.T Pitts; W Reigler; R Richards; C Rivetta; W.J Robertson; R Roser; L Sadler; R Sandberg; S Sansone; R Schmitt; K Schultz; D Shuman; R Silva; P Singh; R Snihur; P Tamburello; J Taylor; R Thurman-Keup; D Tousignant; F Ukegawa; R Van Berg; G Veramendi; T Vickey; J Wacker; R.L Wagner; R Weidenbach; W.C Wester; H.H Williams; P Wilson; P Wittich; A Yagil; I Yu; S Yu; J.C Yun
• Keywords: Fermilab

The Central Outer Tracker is a large cylindrical drift chamber constructed to replace Collider Detector at Fermilab's original central drift chamber for the higher luminosity expected for Run 2 at the Fermilab Tevatron. The chamber's drift properties are described in the context of meeting the operating requirements for Run 2. The design and construction of the chamber, the front-end readout electronics, and the high-voltage system are described in detail. Wire aging considerations are also discussed.