Development of a new type of imaging detector with capillary plate

Author

Tsukahara, M. ; Sakurai, H. ; Saito, S. ; Noma, M. ; Gunji, S. ; Tamura, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Yamagata Univ., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

367

Abstract

We have developed a new type of proportional counter utilizing a capillary plate with the capability of fine imaging power. Light outputs of the CGPC (capillary gas proportional counter) due to gas proportional scintillation are investigated by an optical imaging apparatus featured an intensified CCD camera to the CGPC. We successfully detected a image of an α-particle track with a fill gas of xenon+5%methane. It indicates first evidence of the gas multiplication in a thin capillary. We describe in detail the light output of the CGPC and characteristics of the imaging due to the CGPC

Keywords

CCD image sensors; alpha-particle detection; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; Xe; alpha-particle track; capillary gas proportional counter; capillary plate; fine imaging power; gas multiplication; gas proportional scintillation; imaging detector; intensified CCD camera; light outputs; methane; optical imaging apparatus; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Energy resolution; Magnetic field measurement; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Radiation detectors; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3534-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.590993

Filename

590993