The jet chamber, a pictorial drift chamber used as the central track detector of the JADE experiment at PETRA, is briefly described. The present status of the spatial and dE/dx resolutions and the experience during 4 years of operation is reported. Improvement plans for the readout electronics are described and a short review of the jet chamber designed for the proposed LEP experiment OPAL is given.

Topics
Proportional counters, Tracking devices, Gemstones
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© 1984 American Institute of Physics.
1984
American Institute of Physics
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