Published October 1979 | Version v1
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Design and properties of a multianode, cylindrical proportional counter for position sensing at high count rates

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Description

A cylindrical proportional counter with six anode wires was designed and tested. The electron drift velocity was greater than that of similar single-anode, coaxial proportional counter, thus, allowing counting and position sensing of low-energy photons (<60 keV) at high count rates

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
10
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
1318-1319
ISSN
0034-6748

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11514461
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBER; PERFORMANCE TESTING; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; TESTING