• DocumentCode
    293910
  • Title

    Pulse-height-spectrum distortion in xenon gaseous detectors for soft X-rays: experimental results

  • Author

    Santos, F.P. ; dos Santos, J.M.F. ; Dias, T.H.V.T. ; Conde, C.A.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    Oct. 30 1994-Nov. 5 1994
  • Firstpage
    192
  • Abstract
    The results of an experimental determination of the pulse-height distortion in soft X-ray spectra in gaseous xenon detectors are presented. The study confirms previous Monte Carlo simulation results and emphasizes the importance of the electric field in the drift region in reducing spectral degradation while the effect of a strong magnetic field in the same region is shown to be negligible.<>
  • Keywords
    X-ray detection; gas scintillation detectors; ionisation chambers; proportional counters; Monte Carlo simulation; Xe; Xe gaseous detectors; drift region; electric field; pulse-height-spectrum distortion; soft X-ray spectra; soft X-rays; spectral degradation; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electrons; Energy resolution; Magnetic shielding; Monte Carlo methods; Solid scintillation detectors; Tail; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
  • Conference_Location
    Norfolk, VA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2544-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474429
  • Filename
    474429