Development of the gas electron multiplier (GEM)

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 234-243

  Benlloch, J ^a   Bressan, A ^a   Buttner C ^b   Capeans M ^b   Gruwe, M ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; TECHNOLOGY; TESTING;

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; MICROSTRIP GAS CHAMBERS;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 0032097986     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682386     Document Type: Article

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