Computer simulation of the electric field and potential of multiwire electrodes in X-ray detectors by the method of moments

Author

Barbosa, A.F. ; Machado, J.M.

Author_Institution

Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

24-27 Jul 1995

Firstpage

701

Abstract

A software package for treating electrostatic phenomena in the active medium of an X-ray detector is presented. Use is made of the method of moments to solve numerically the matrix equation derived for the physical problem consisting in a finite number of anode wires between two cathode planes. Preliminary results show the capability of the algorithm to compute the edge effects which must be taken into account in the design of the detectors

Keywords

X-ray detection; digital simulation; electric fields; electric potential; electrostatics; matrix algebra; method of moments; multiwire ionisation chambers; physics computing; software packages; wires (electric); X-ray detectors; active medium; algorithm; anode wires; cathode planes; computer simulation; detectors design; edge effects; electric field; electric potential; electrostatic phenomena; matrix equation; method of moments; multiwire electrodes; numerical solution; software package; Anodes; Cathodes; Computer simulation; Electric potential; Electrostatics; Equations; Moment methods; Software packages; Wires; X-ray detectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2674-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBMOMO.1995.509702

Filename

509702