ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION IN LIQUID ARGON ON A TIP ARRAY

被引:12
作者
BRESSI, G
CAMBIAGHI, M
CARUGNO, G
CONTI, E
DUSCIO, E
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,LAB NAZL LEGNARO,LEGNANO PD,ITALY
[2] UNIV PADUA,DIPARTMENTO FIS,I-35100 PADUA,ITALY
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)91107-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We have carried out a systematic study of the electron multiplication in liquid argon on an array of 52 sharp tips. We found a multiplication factor for a single tip of at least 100 and a plateau region in the counting-rate vs tip-voltage curve of about 150 V. The results make us hopeful in exploiting such mechanism for a new kind of detectors.
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页码:613 / 617
页数:5
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