Standardization of gas amplification description in proportional counters

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

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-242

  Zastawny, A ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Avalanche ionization; First townsend ionization coefficient; Proportional counters; Towsend discharge

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION OF GASES;

AVALANCHE IONIZATION; FIRST TOWNSEND IONIZATION COEFFICIENT; GAS AMPLIFICATION; TOWNSEND DISCHARGE;

PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS;

EID: 0030784406     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(96)01167-9     Document Type: Article

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