Published February 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Aging effects in low pressure wire chambers containing TMAE

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)

Description

The effects of aging in multiwire proportional chambers operated at low pressure with gas mixtures containing TMAE has been studied in connection with their use as a form of readout for BaF/sub 2/ crystals in high rate environments. Aging was induced by μv light which simulated high radiation exposure to BaF/sub 2/ crystals. Measurements were made on the loss in gain as a function of the total charge removed from the anode wires under various operating conditions. The results indicate a considerable improvement over previous aging effects measured at atmospheric pressure

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
1
Series
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Page Range
493-497
ISSN
0018-9499
CODEN
IETNA

Conference

Title
34. nuclear science symposium and 19. nuclear power systems symposium.
Dates
21-23 Oct 1987.
Place
San Francisco, CA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-871006--.