that's funny cuz I was just reading about ALICE at CERN the Time Projection Chamber https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_projection_chamber
"The MWPC at the end is arranged with the anode wires in the azimuthal direction, θ, which provides information on the radial coordinate, r. To obtain the azimuthal direction, each cathode plane is divided into strips along the radial direction."
not related, but still synchronicity?