Title :
Pulse-height-spectrum distortion in xenon gaseous detectors for soft X-rays: experimental results
Author :
Santos, F.P. ; dos Santos, J.M.F. ; Dias, T.H.V.T. ; Conde, C.A.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
The results of an experimental determination of the pulse-height distortion in soft X-ray spectra in gaseous xenon detectors are presented. The study confirms previous Monte Carlo simulation results and emphasizes the importance of the electric field in the drift region in reducing spectral degradation while the effect of a strong magnetic field in the same region is shown to be negligible.<>
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; xenon; Monte Carlo simulation; Xe; drift region; electric field; gas proportional scintillation counters; gaseous detectors; pulse-height-spectrum distortion; soft X-ray spectra; spectral degradation; strong magnetic field; Degradation; Electrons; Energy resolution; Magnetic shielding; Monte Carlo methods; Solid scintillation detectors; Tail; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
