• Title of article

    Electron kinetics in proportional counters

  • Author/Authors

    Date، نويسنده , , H. and Kondo، نويسنده , , K. and Shimozuma، نويسنده , , M. and Tagashira، نويسنده , , H.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    588
  • To page
    595
  • Abstract
    A Boltzmann equation description of the electron behavior under the non-uniform field geometry is presented for modeling the gas amplification process of the proportional counters. Specifically, we apply the arrival-time spectra (ATS) method to deduce the equation leading to the counter gas gain. In addition, the behavior of the electron multiplication process in spatially distorted field conditions is demonstrated using a Monte Carlo simulation to investigate the physical aspects of the ionization coefficient.
  • Keywords
    Tissue equivalent proportional counters , Spherical/cylindrical field geometry , microdosimetry , Boltzmann equation , Gas gain , Ionization coefficient
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2012963