Ageing of microstrip gas chambers: Problems and solutions

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 381, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 289-319

  Bouclier, R ^a   Capeans M ^a   Garbatos, C ^a   Manzin, G ^a   Million, G ^a   Ropelewski, L ^a   Sauli, F ^a   Shekhtman, L ^a   Silander, K ^a   Ropelewski Temmel, T ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE OF GASES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

MICROSTRIP GAS CHAMBERS (MSGC);

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0030284095     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00268-9     Document Type: Article

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