Published February 21, 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

A self-calibrating ionisation chamber for the precise intensity calibration of high-energy heavy-ion beam monitors

  • 1. Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (Germany). Inst. fuer Kernphysik
  • 2. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt (Germany)

Description

The intensity of a 136Xe(600 A MeV) beam has been determined by simultaneously measuring the particle rate and the corresponding ionisation current with an ionisation chamber. The ionisation current of this self-calibrating device was compared at higher intensities with the current of a secondary-electron monitor and a calibration of the secondary-electron current was achieved with a precision of 2%. This method can be applied to all high-energy heavy-ion beams. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
370
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 312-314.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER