Published August 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

The operation of plastic MSGCs at high rates

  • 1. Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

Description

Microstrip gas counters are a new type of particle detector developed for tracking applications in future high luminosity experiments, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The operation of MicroStrip Gas Counters (MSGCs) on a Upilex (polyimide) substrate is described. The surface resistivity of the substrate was reduced by ion implantation or by coating with a thin film of nickel oxide. Results are presented concerning the surface resistivity and its stability. The lowering of the substrate resistivity allows MSGCs to operate at very high rates and several devices were tested in a high flux X-ray beam. Substrates with optimum resistivity showed no gain changes whereas gain changes were seen on those with higher resistivity

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
4Pt1
Journal Page Range
p. 432-436.
ISSN
0018-9499
CODEN
IETNAE

Conference

Title
medical imaging conference.
Acronym
Nuclear science symposium
Dates
30 Oct - 5 Nov 1994.
Place
Norfolk, VA (United States).

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-941061--.