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
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