Experimental Equipment Lab - Drift Chamber Test Rig

Building Exterior Detector Assembly Calorimeter Assembly Area Detector Assembly Clean Room Drift Chamber Test Rig Detector Storage Area

Once a drift chamber is built, it needs to be tested to make certain that it will work correctly. Each wire inside the drift chamber has to be pulled to a certain tension to keep it from bending too much. Large numbers of wires can be tested at one time by using an electromagnet to 'pluck' them.