Response of proportional and streamer tubes to laser induced high ionization tracks

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作者
Battistoni, G [1 ]
Candela, A
De Mitri, I
Denni, U
Frani, A
Guarino, F
Nassisi, V
Sciubba, A
机构
[1] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Fis, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Gran Sasso, I-67010 Assergi, AQ, Italy
[4] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[5] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy
[6] Univ Naples, Dipartimento Fis, I-80125 Naples, Italy
[7] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-80125 Naples, Italy
[8] Univ La Sapienza, Dipartimento Energet, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00997-2
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The use of an intense XeCl laser provided a unique way to produce large primary ionization in a streamer tube. The response of a proportional tube was also studied as a function of the laser intensity for calibration purposes and to better understand the physical processes involved in the excitation-ionization mechanisms in the gas mixtures. Up to ionization powers as large as hundreds of m.i.p, the streamer tube response was shown to be logarithmic.
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