Published September 21, 2007
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Journal article
Operation of gas electron multipliers in pure xenon at low temperatures
- 1. Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas, LIP-Coimbra, Rua Larga, P-3004-516 Coimbra (Portugal)
- 2. CFRM of the Department of Physics of the University of Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra (Portugal)
Description
Operation of Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) in ultra-pure xenon was studied for gas at 25 deg. C, cold but not saturated gas at -90 deg. C and saturated xenon vapour at -102 deg. C. The most stable operation was observed at -90 deg. C for which the maximum visible gain of 150 was obtained from a single GEM. The maximum gain of ∼40 was achieved for saturated xenon vapour at -102 deg. C and of ∼25 for two-phase configuration at the same temperature. Continuous operation of a GEM in two-phase mode for periods of several hours was routinely achieved
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.168Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.168;
- PII
- S0168-9002(07)01058-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 580
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 331-334
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 10. international symposium on radiation physics
- Acronym
- ISRP 10
- Dates
- 17-22 Sep 2006
- Place
- Coimbra (Portugal)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39061110
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFIGURATION; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; ELECTRONS; GAIN; OPERATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K; VAPORS; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRON TUBES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; LEPTONS; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; TEMPERATURE RANGE
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.