Title of article
Detection of single electrons by means of a Micromegas-covered MediPix2 pixel CMOS readout circuit
Author/Authors
Campbell، نويسنده , , M. and Chefdeville، نويسنده , , M. and Colas، نويسنده , , P. and Colijn، نويسنده , , A.P. and Fornaini، نويسنده , , A. and Giomataris، نويسنده , , Y. and van der Graaf، نويسنده , , H. and Heijne، نويسنده , , E.H.M. and Kluit، نويسنده , , P. and Llopart، نويسنده , , X. and Schmitz، نويسنده , , J. and Timmermans، نويسنده , , J. and Visschers، نويسنده , , J.L.، نويسنده ,
Pages
10
From page
295
To page
304
Abstract
A small drift chamber was read out by means of a MediPix2 readout chip as a direct anode. A Micromegas foil was placed 50 μ m above the chip, and electron multiplication occurred in the gap. With a He/isobutane 80/20 mixture, gas multiplication factors up to tens of thousands were achieved, resulting in an efficiency for detecting single electrons of better than 90%. We recorded many frames containing 2D images with tracks from cosmic muons. Along these tracks, electron clusters were observed, as well as δ -rays.
Keywords
pixel , Pixel segmented anode , Micromegas , Medipix2 , TPC , Single electron
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2025773
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