Title :
Glass capillary tubes as a high granularity gaseous detector of photons and charged particles
Author :
Peskov, V. ; Silin, E. ; Sokolova, T. ; Radionov, I. ; Gunji, S. ; Sakurai, H.
Author_Institution :
R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
We demonstrate that Glass Capillary Tubes (GCPs) can be combined with high efficiency SbCs and bialkali photocathodes. We also report first results from tests of GCPs combined with solid converters of X-ray photons and with secondary electron emitters
Keywords :
X-ray detection; glass; multiwire proportional chambers; X-ray photons; bialkali photocathodes; charged particles; glass capillary tubes; high granularity gaseous detector; secondary electron emitters; solid converters; Cathodes; Detectors; Electron guns; Feedback; Glass; Ionization; Manufacturing; Solids; Testing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1999. Conference Record. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5696-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1999.845792
