Energy resolution of xenon proportional counters: monte carlo simulation and experimental results

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4 PART 2, 1996, Pages 2399-2405

  Rachinhas, P J B M ^a   Dias, T H V T ^a   Stauffer, A D ^a   Santos, F P ^a   Conde, C A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; XENON;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; GAS MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; SINGLE ELECTRON INITIATED AVALANCHES;

PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS;

EID: 0030213074     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.531788     Document Type: Article

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