Two-dimensional GEM imaging detector with delay-line readout

被引:41
作者
Guedes, GP
Breskin, A
Chechik, R [1 ]
Vartsky, D
Bar, D
Barbosa, AF
Marinho, PRB
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Particle Phys, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
[3] CBPF, BR-15022918 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
关键词
GEM; gaseous imaging detector; delay-line readout; 2D readout;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(03)02017-5
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A 100 x 100 mm(2) 2D imaging detector, based on a triple-GEM gaseous multiplier, striped x-y readout anode and discrete delay-line readout, is presented. The fast (2.1 ns tap(-1)) delay-line circuit was designed to match the anode-charge signal profile, namely its rise-time and length. The detector's imaging capability was systematically studied in Ar/CO2 (70/30) with 5.9 keV X-rays; x-y resolution of sigma = 0.05 and 0.1 mm for top and bottom anode strips, respectively, and integral non-linearity of similar to0.15% are demonstrated. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:473 / 483
页数:11
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