Published June 21, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Position-sensitive gas detectors: MWPCs and their gifted descendants

Creators

  • 1. Paris-11 Univ., 91 - Orsay (France). Lab. pour l'Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnetique (LURE)

Description

On the basis of concepts used in conventional multi-wire proportional chambers and drift chambers, another generation of position-sensitive gaseous detectors has matured for a variety of applications. Several limitations of multi-wire chambers have improved, sometimes by several orders of magnitude. The basic features and performance of some current devices are discussed: standard symmetric MWPC, MSGC, asymmetric structures (including MWPC, MICROMEGAS, CAT and MGC), secondary electron emission gaseous detectors and gas proportional scintillation detectors. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
392
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 1-11.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
4. international conference on positron-sensitive detectors (PSD-4).
Dates
9-13 Sep 1996.
Place
Manchester (United Kingdom).