Dual-Cathode CsI Covered Microstrip Plate as VUV High Efficiency Photosensor

Author

Freitas, Diogo S A P ; Silva, Rui M Curado da ; Mendes, Nuno F C ; Conde, Carlos A N

Author_Institution

Dept. de Fis., Univ. de Coimbra, Coimbra

Volume

55

Issue

5

fYear

2008

Firstpage

2662

Lastpage

2665

Abstract

A Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter based on a dual-cathode Microstrip Plate covered with a CsI film is described. This new dual-cathode technique has the advantage of increasing the VUV sensitive area of the Microstrip Plate. A detailed description of the technique is presented together with a discussion of the performance. The results obtained for a xenon filled Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter show an improvement of the energy resolution for 5.9 keV X-rays from 12.7%, for a single cathode device, to 11.1% for the dual-cathode device.

Keywords

X-ray detection; gas scintillation detectors; photodetectors; ultraviolet detectors; VUV high efficiency photosensor; X-ray energy resolution; dual-cathode CsI covered microstrip plate; single cathode device; xenon filled gas proportional scintillation counter; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrons; Energy resolution; Microstrip; Radiation detectors; Scintillation counters; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon; Gaseous radiation detectors; X-ray spectroscopy detectors; microstrip detectors; photocathodes; scintillation detectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2008.2002325

Filename

4696612