Breakdown features of various microstrip-type gas counter designs and their improvements

Peskov V., Ramsey B., Fonte P.

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, vol.45, no.3, pp.244-248, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/23.682387
  • Journal Name: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.244-248
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Breakdown mechanisms and spurious pulses, the precursors to some breakdowns, were studied experimentally for both uncoated and coated Microstrip Gas Counters (MSGC's) of different geometries, as well as for MicroGap Counters (MGC's) and for the "Compteur A Trou" (CAT). It was found that in all cases the breakdowns occurred through surface streamers, although the exact mechanism of streamer formation depended on the particular detector design.