A GEM-based high-rate x-rays diagnostic for flux measurement during high voltage conditioning in vacuum insulated systems

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McCormack, O. [1 ,3 ]
Muraro, A. [1 ,2 ]
Croci, G. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Grosso, G. [2 ]
Pilan, N. [4 ]
Lotto, L. [4 ]
Spagnolo, S. [4 ]
De Lorenzi, A. [4 ]
Gobbo, R. [5 ]
Fontana, C. L. [6 ]
Gorini, G. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Fincato, M. [4 ]
Martines, E. [4 ]
Pino, F. [6 ]
Rigamonti, D. [2 ]
Cippo, E. Perelli [2 ]
Rossetto, F. [4 ]
Spada, E. [4 ]
Zuin, M. [4 ]
Cavenago, M. [7 ]
Tardocchi, M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milan, Italy
[2] CNR, Ist Sci & Tecnol Plasmi, I-20125 Milan, Italy
[3] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dipartimento Fis G Occhialini, I-20125 Milan, Italy
[4] Univ Padua, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, ENEA, Consorzio RFX CNR, I-35127 Padua, Italy
[5] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Ingn Ind, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[6] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Fis G Galilei, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[7] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
来源
29TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DISCHARGES AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION IN VACUUM (ISDEIV 2020) | 2021年
关键词
GEM; X-RAYS; HV;
D O I
10.1109/ISDEIV46977.2021.9587177
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The High Voltage Padova Test Facilities (HVPTF) is a R&D project focused on understanding the physical processes behind breakdown and micro-discharges in high-voltage insulation, as well as developing new diagnostics, models, and operational modes to address these challenges and aid in the stable operation of MITICA. The X-rays produced during breakdown have a spectrum that extends from low energy (similar to keV) up to several hundreds of keV and a flux that can reach 106 photons/cm(2)s. This paper shows the development and preliminary results of a newly designed X-Ray diagnostic based on Gas Electron Multiplier (SXR-GEM). This detector is able to stand very high rate (> MHz) in single photon counting mode and can cover the energy range from 3-50 keV. The XR-GEM detector is equipped with anodic pads (256 pads 6x6 mm(2)) readout with a new data acquisition system called GEMINI, which gives the possibility to obtain a counting rate of several MHz and sub-ms time resolution together with mm spatial resolution. Preliminary measurement shows that this kind of diagnostic is able to reconstruct the time evolution of the discharge at very high rates and to provide X-rays imaging.
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