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


Peskov V., Ramsey B., Fonte P.

1997 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, New Mexico, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 9 - 15 Kasım 1997, ss.291-295 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: New Mexico
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.291-295
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.