Published August 1, 1979 | Version v1
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Mechanism of proportional scintillation in argon, krypton and xenon

Creators

  • 1. Rikkyo Univ., Tokyo (Japan). Dept. of Physics

Description

The mechanism of photon emission in the rare-gas proportional scintillation counter is ascribed to the radiative de-excitation of excited molecules, R*2 → R + R + hγ, by determining emission spectra experimentally. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Journal Volume
164
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
197-199
ISSN
0029-554X

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
11503106
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; EMISSION SPECTRA; EXCITED STATES; FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; KRYPTON; NEAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; PHOTON EMISSION; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA; VISIBLE SPECTRA; XENON
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; ENERGY LEVELS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTRA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION