DocumentCode
1835858
Title
An aging study of industrially produced micropatterned gas detectors
Author
Barbeau, P.S. ; Collar, J. ; Miyamoto, J. ; Shipsey, I.
Author_Institution
Enrico Fermi Inst., Chicago Univ., IL, USA
Volume
5
fYear
2003
fDate
19-25 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
3723
Abstract
Micropatterned gas detectors like GEMs and MlCROMEGAS are being considered for time projection chambers (TPC) for linear collider experiments. These devices are made mainly of Kapton insulators and thick copper layers. Because in the micropatterned gas detectors a dense plasma of avalanche electrons and ions are created in a small volume, aging due to polymerization is a concern. A shot-term aging study on a single GEM foil produced by 3M using reel-to-reel flex circuit technology is reported.
Keywords
ageing; electron multiplier detectors; plasma density; polymerisation; time projection chambers; Kapton insulators; TPC; aging; avalanche electrons; avalanche ions; dense plasma; industrially produced micropatterned gas detectors; linear collider experiments; polymerization; reel-to-reel flex circuit technology; single GEM foil; thick copper layers; time projection chambers; Aging; Copper; Electrons; Gas detectors; Gas industry; Insulation; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Polymers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
ISSN
1082-3654
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8257-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352715
Filename
1352715
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