High pressure operation of the triple-GEM detector in pure Ne, Ar and Xe

被引:33
作者
Bondar, A [1 ]
Buzulutskov, A [1 ]
Shekhtman, L [1 ]
机构
[1] Budker Inst Nucl Phys, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
关键词
gas electron multipliers; high pressures; noble gases;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01369-9
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We study the performance of the triple-gas electron multiplier (GEM) detector in pure noble gases Ne, Ar and Xe, at different pressures varying from 1 to 10 atm, In Ar and Xe. the maximum attainable gain of the detector abruptly drops down for pressures exceeding 3 atm. In contrast. the maximum gain in Ne was found to increase with pressure, reaching a value of 10 3 at 7 atm. The results obtained are of particular interest for developing noble gas-based cryogenic particle detectors for solar neutrino and dark matter search. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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