Published August 21, 1999
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Journal article
Single photoelectron detection with a low-pressure gas electron multiplier coupled to a CsI photocathode
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Description
We have operated the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) coupled to a CsI photocathode for the detection of single UV photons. Gains of up to 10000 were observed with a single GEM in pure hydrocarbons in the range 40-400 Torr. Using a double-GEM structure, we have detected single photoelectrons on a strip electrode. We have studied the single-electron detection efficiency of the GEM, a crucial parameter in its operation in single-photon detection applications, both experimentally and by simulation
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0168900299003137;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 433
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 476-481
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Bulgaria
- INIS RN
- 34051250
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOELECTRON COUNTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- CATHODES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON TUBES; RADIATIONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.