PROPERTIES OF CSI AND CSI-TMAE PHOTOCATHODES

被引:67
作者
ANDERSON, DF [1 ]
KWAN, S [1 ]
PESKOV, V [1 ]
HOENEISEN, B [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SAN FRANCISCO QUITO,QUITO,ECUADOR
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(92)90007-Q
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The importance of heating the CsI or CsI-TMAE photocathodes during preparation, as well as the importance of the gas environment on the quantum efficiency is presented. The dependence of the aging characteristics of these photocathodes on the operating temperature, on the presence of gas, and on the charge amplification of the chamber is also discussed. For CsI photocathodes charges in excess of 2 x 10(14) e-/mm2 can be collected with little degradation of performance. A timing resolution of 0.55 ns is also achieved for single photoelectrons suggesting a possible time-of-flight detector.
引用
收藏
页码:626 / 634
页数:9
相关论文
共 18 条
[1]   COUPLING OF A BAF2 SCINTILLATOR TO A TMAE PHOTO-CATHODE AND A LOW-PRESSURE WIRE CHAMBER [J].
ANDERSON, DF ;
BOUCLIER, R ;
CHARPAK, G ;
MAJEWSKI, S .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH, 1983, 217 (1-2) :217-223
[2]  
ANDERSON DF, 1991, TM1753 FERM LAB
[3]  
CHARPAK G, 1989, 8TH WORKSH INFN ELOI
[4]   PROGRESS IN ULTRAFAST CSI-PHOTOCATHODE GASEOUS IMAGING PHOTOMULTIPLIERS [J].
DANGENDORF, V ;
BRESKIN, A ;
CHECHIK, R ;
SCHMIDTBOCKING, H .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1991, 308 (03) :519-532
[5]   A GAS-FILLED UV-PHOTON DETECTOR WITH CSI PHOTOCATHODE FOR THE DETECTION OF XE LIGHT [J].
DANGENDORF, V ;
BRESKIN, A ;
CHECHIK, R ;
SCHMIDTBOCKING, H .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1990, 289 (1-2) :322-324
[6]  
DEKKER AJ, 1962, SOLID STATE PHYS, P366
[7]   PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS FOR VERY HIGH COUNTING RATES BASED ON GAS-MIXTURES OF CF4 WITH HYDROCARBONS [J].
FISCHER, J ;
HRISOHO, A ;
RADEKA, V ;
REHAK, P .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1985, 238 (2-3) :249-264
[8]   TMAE VAPOR OR CSI LAYERS AS PHOTOCATHODES IN A MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER WORKING AT ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE [J].
GUERARD, B ;
BRUYNDONCKX, P ;
TAVERNIER, S ;
SHUPING, Z .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1991, 310 (1-2) :116-121
[9]   A CSI-TMAE PHOTOCATHODE WITH LOW-PRESSURE READOUT FOR RICH [J].
HOENEISEN, B ;
ANDERSON, DF ;
KWAN, S .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1991, 302 (03) :447-454
[10]   MEASUREMENT OF THE ABSORPTION LENGTH AND ABSOLUTE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF TMAE AND TEA FROM THRESHOLD TO 120-NM [J].
HOLROYD, RA ;
PRESES, JM ;
WOODY, CL ;
JOHNSON, RA .
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 1987, 261 (03) :440-444