Published August 10, 1990 | Version v1
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Prospects for high pressure gas scintillation chambers

Creators

  • 1. The Center for Particle Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA (USA)
  • 2. Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley,CA (USA)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA (USA)
  • 4. Lawrence Berkeley, Laboratory,Berkeley, CA (USA)

Description

We present the current developmental status and future potential of what we believe to be a very promising hard x-ray andamma ray detector for x-ray and g gamma-ray astronomy. This high pressure xenon gas scintillation imaging drift chamber combines excellent spatial resolution, very good energy resolution, good ime resolution, and extremely high sensitivity because of its excellent background rejection capabilities; and it offers possibilities for relatively easy extra-polation to large area detectors

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
211
Journal Issue
1
Series
AIP Conf. Proc.
Journal Page Range
145-149
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPC

Conference

Title
Workshop on high energy astrophysics in the 21st century.
Dates
10-14 Dec 1989.
Place
Taos, NM (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22056252
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA DETECTION; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; MEASURING METHODS; SPECIFICATIONS; X-RAY DETECTION; XENON
Descriptors DEC
ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELEMENTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-891276--.