Published 1992 | Version v1
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Study of a spark counter for alpha particle detection

Creators

  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)

Description

A systematic study of the operation characteristics of Spark Counters with air filling at atmospheric pressure was carried out for alpha particles (241 Am). Anode wires of different chemical compositions and diameters were used. The properties of these counters such as very low background, high efficiency of detection for heavily ionizing particles, their directional properties and their negligible efficiency of beta and gamma background radiation show that they can be used with great advantage over conventional counters in several Nuclear Physics problems. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Estudo de um detector de faisca para deteccao de particulas alfa

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 4. General Congress on Nuclear Energy. v. 2
Imprint Pagination
429 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 615-617.

Conference

Title
4. General Congress on Nuclear Energy.
Dates
5-9 Jul 1992.
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil).

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
23079505
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA PARTICLES; AMERICIUM 241; ANODES; SPARK COUNTERS; SPECIFICATIONS; TUNGSTEN
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HELIUM IONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Anais do 4. Congresso Geral de Energia Nuclear. v. 2.