Position sensitive gas proportional detectors with anode blades

Author

Yu, B. ; Smith, G.C. ; Siddons, D.P. ; Pietraski, P.J. ; Zojceski, Z.

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

46

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

338

Lastpage

341

Abstract

The use of a thin metal blade to generate controlled electron multiplication in gas proportional mode has been studied. Measurements with X-rays have been made on assemblies of an anode blade and two adjacent cathodes in a test chamber. Systematic studies of various detector parameters and their influences on the multiplication process have been carried out. Devices constructed using this technique are very rugged and can be tailored to a curved geometry for the purposes of eliminating parallax error for small and large angle X-ray scattering experiments. Experimental results of a curved, one-dimensional position sensitive detector for synchrotron radiation, with an are length of 20 cm and a 45° coverage, are discussed

Keywords

X-ray detection; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; X-ray scattering experiments; anode blades; controlled electron multiplication; gas proportional mode; one-dimensional position sensitive detector; position sensitive gas proportional detectors; synchrotron radiation; thin metal blade; Anodes; Assembly; Blades; Cathodes; Electrons; Geometry; Position sensitive particle detectors; Proportional control; Testing; X-rays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.775540

Filename

775540