• DocumentCode
    3468974
  • Title

    Performance of a tracking device based on the GEM scintillation

  • Author

    Fraga, F.A.F. ; Margato, L.M.S. ; Fetal, S.T.G. ; Marques, R. Ferreira ; Policarpo, A.J.P.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    23132
  • Abstract
    A tracking device based on the GEM (gas electron multiplier) scintillation using a high-resolution cooled CCD camera was developed. The CCD is sensitive to the 400-1000 nm band and standard glass photographic lenses are used. The active gas is an Ar-CF4 mixture. The prototype detector is described and images of single alpha tracks are presented. The light yield and detector performance for several other gaseous mixtures, such as 4He-CF4, have also been investigated
  • Keywords
    alpha-particle detection; drift chambers; gas scintillation detectors; 4He-CF4; Ar; Ar-CF4 mixture; GEM scintillation; He; alpha tracks; gas electron multiplier; gaseous mixtures; glass photographic lenses; high-resolution cooled CCD camera; light yield; tracking device; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Glass; Lenses; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Position sensitive particle detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2000 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lyon
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6503-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2000.949083
  • Filename
    949083
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3468974