In this paper we describe how the readout planes for the MicroBooNE Time Projection Chamber were constructed, assembled and installed. We present the individual wire preparation using semi-automatic winding machines and the assembly of wire carrier boards. The details of the wire installation on the detector frame and the tensioning of the wires are given. A strict quality assurance plan ensured the integrity of the readout planes. The different tests performed at all stages of construction and installation provided crucial information to achieve the successful realisation of the MicroBooNE wire planes.
@article{arxiv.1609.06169,
title = {Construction and Assembly of the Wire Planes for the MicroBooNE Time Projection Chamber},
author = {R. Acciarri and C. Adams and J. Asaadi and J. Danaher and B. T. Fleming and R. Gardner and S. Gollapinni and R. Grosso and R. Guenette and B. R. Littlejohn and S. Lockwitz and J. L. Raaf and M. Soderberg and J. St. John and T. Strauss and A. M. Szelc and B. Yu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.06169},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
24 pages, 22 figures, accepted for publication as Technical Report in JINST