Published January 1992 | Version v1
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Gas scintillation proportional counters for x-ray synchrotron applications

Creators

  • 1. Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Nr. Dorking RH5 6NT (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Space Science Department of the European Space Agency, Astrophysics Division, ESTEC, Noordwijk (Netherlands)

Description

Gas scintillation proportional counters (GSPCs) as x-ray detectors provide some advantages and disadvantages compared with proportional counters. In this paper the various configurations of xenon filled GSPC are described including both imaging and nonimaging devices. It is intended that this work be used to configure a GSPC for a particular application and predict its general performance characteristics. The general principles of operation are described and the performance characteristics are then separately considered. A high performance, imaging, driftless GSPC is described in which a single intermediate window is used between the PMT and gas cell

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
1
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
689-692
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23059880
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; IMAGES; PERFORMANCE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES; X-RAY DETECTION; XENON
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; ELEMENTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION SOURCES; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS