Performance and spark damage studies of microgap gas chambers fabricated with selected anode metals

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 61, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 258-263

  Cho, H S ^a,c   Kadyk, J ^c   Palaio, N ^c   Hong, W S ^c   Perez Mendez, V ^c   Burks, M ^c   Retiere, F ^c   Luk, K B ^b,c   Joo, K S ^c   Vujic, J ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031991904     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00571-9     Document Type: Article

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