• Title of article

    On the physical origin of tails in the time response of spark counters

  • Author/Authors

    Mangiarotti، نويسنده , , A. and Gobbi، نويسنده , , A.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    24
  • From page
    192
  • To page
    215
  • Abstract
    The time response function of a spark counter is calculated considering that the time delay and its fluctuations originate from the avalanche growth, under space charge effects. The deduced asymmetric time response probability density displays a peak and a tail which both correlate with an increase of the overall time delay. From a comparison to experiment, it is shown that the calculations can reproduce the general trends of the measurements.
  • Keywords
    Fluctuations in avalanche growth , Spark delay , Avalanche streamer transition , Space charge effects , Spark discharge
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2018973