DocumentCode
995106
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
42
Issue
4
fYear
1995
Firstpage
611
Lastpage
614
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
Monte Carlo methods; X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; xenon; Monte Carlo simulation; Xe; drift region; electric field; gas proportional scintillation counters; gaseous detectors; pulse-height-spectrum distortion; soft X-ray spectra; spectral degradation; strong magnetic field; Degradation; Electrons; Energy resolution; Magnetic shielding; Monte Carlo methods; Solid scintillation detectors; Tail; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.467904
Filename
467904
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