Development of high gain GEM detectors

Author

Bressan, A. ; Ropelewski, L. ; Sauli, F. ; Morman, D.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

86

Abstract

We describe systematic measurements, carried out with single and double GEM detectors with printed circuit read-out. The maximum safe operating gain has been measured at increasing radiation flux, and under exposure to heavily ionizing tracks. Detection efficiency, localization accuracy and cluster size have been measured in a minimum ionizing particle beam. With a suitably configured readout electrode, fast two-dimensional localization of radiation is demonstrated

Keywords

electron multiplier detectors; nuclear electronics; printed circuits; readout electronics; cluster size; detection efficiency; double GEM detectors; fast 2D localization; gas electron multiplier; heavily ionizing tracks; high gain GEM detectors; increasing radiation flux; localization accuracy; maximum safe operating gain; minimum ionizing particle beam; printed circuit readout; readout electrode; single GEM detectors; Circuit testing; Gain measurement; Ionization; Ionizing radiation; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Printed circuits; Radiation detectors; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1998. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5021-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1998.774814

Filename

774814