DocumentCode
781864
Title
Characteristics of an Alpha Particle Positive Point to Plane Corona-Streamer Counter in Air
Author
Croucher, D.J. ; Harrison, A.W.
Author_Institution
Department of Applied Physics Brighton College of Technology, Brighton, Sussex, U.K.
Volume
13
Issue
5
fYear
1966
Firstpage
22
Lastpage
24
Abstract
Operational alpha counting characteristics have been obtained for a point-plane counter in air working in the corona-streamer mode. Hemispherically capped wires and rods were used as anodes having diameters 1.0 mm - 3.5 mm and spaced 0.6 cm - 2.0 cm from a flat polished tungsten cathode.
Keywords
Alpha particles; Anodes; Cathodes; Corona; Counting circuits; Electrodes; Radiation detectors; Sparks; Tungsten; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1966.4324324
Filename
4324324
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