Title of article
First results on the GEM operated at low gas pressures
Author/Authors
Chechik، نويسنده , , R and Breskin، نويسنده , , A and Garty، نويسنده , , J. Mattout، نويسنده , , J and Sauli، نويسنده , , F and Shefer، نويسنده , , E، نويسنده ,
Pages
6
From page
423
To page
428
Abstract
We report on the properties of the Gaseous Electron Multiplier (GEM) operated at 10–40 Torr isobutane and methane. We found stable operation at gains of a few thousand, fast response and effective photon-feedback reduction. The transmission of single electrons through the GEM apertures was studied. Ion-induced feedback, from a wire chamber following the GEM, was found to limit the total two-stage multiplication at high GEM gains. A stable double-GEM operation with reduced ion-feedback was demonstrated. Some applications are discussed.
Keywords
GEM , Rise time , Single-electron counting
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2007361
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