Use of a MicroStrip Gas Chamber conductive capillary plate for time-resolved X-ray area detection

The stable operation of MicroStrip Gas Chamber (MSGC) was successfully performed using glass capillary plate as an intermediate gas multiplier. Detection area of 95 mm2 was available and fine position resolution of 90 μm using digital readout was attained. A charge-up problem of capillary plate under intense radiation source was perfectly removed by surface conductivity inside of capillaries. The quantitative measurements using MSGC is now available in X-ray imaging. This paper also presents novel applications of X-ray diffraction studies and their preliminary results using an MSGC. Rapid measurements for X-ray crystallography of the order of a few tens of seconds were attained successfully.