• DocumentCode
    902061
  • Title

    Density effect on the ionization yield in Xenon+3He gas mixture irradiated with thermal neutrons

  • Author

    Bolozdynya, Alexander I. ; Bolotnikov, Aleksey E.

  • Author_Institution
    Constellation Technol. Corp., Largo, FL, USA
  • Volume
    53
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    572
  • Lastpage
    575
  • Abstract
    A rapid increase of the fluctuation of ionization yield in Xe+3%3He gas mixture irradiated with thermal neutrons is observed at density above 0.18±0.01 g/cm3 (8.3×1020 cm-3). The significance and possible explanation of this experimental observation is discussed.
  • Keywords
    ionisation chambers; density effect; ionization yield fluctuation; thermal neutrons; xenon-3He gas mixture; Anodes; Electron mobility; Fluctuations; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Helium; Ionization; Neutrons; X-ray detection; Xenon; High-pressure xenon; clusters; density; fluctuations; ionization yield;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2006.872637
  • Filename
    1621366