• DocumentCode
    323167
  • Title

    A new technique for the absolute measurement of W-values for X-rays in gases

  • Author

    Vinagre, F.L.R. ; Borges, F.I.G.M. ; Conde, C.A.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9-15 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    132
  • Abstract
    A new technique that allows the absolute measurement of W-values for a wide range of gases at atmospheric pressures and low energy X-rays was developed. This technique is based on the measurement of the total absorbed energy with a proportional counter together with the measurement of the corresponding primary charge. The system also integrates a gas proportional scintillation counter for crosschecking of the results when scintillating gases are used. Experimental results obtained with this technique for 5.9 keV X-rays in Xe, Xe-60%Ne and Xe-10%CH4 mixtures are presented and their accuracy discussed
  • Keywords
    X-ray detection; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; W-values; X-rays; Xe; Xe-Ne; atmospheric pressure; gas; gas proportional scintillation counter; methane; primary charge; proportional counter; total absorbed energy; Atmospheric measurements; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Electrons; Energy measurement; Gases; Physics; Radiation detectors; Scintillation counters; X-rays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Albuquerque, NM
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4258-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672530
  • Filename
    672530
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=323167