Rate and gain limitations of MSGCs and MGCs combined with GEM and other preamplification structures

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

Volumn 419, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 405-409

  Fonte, P ^a   Peskov, V ^b   Ramsey, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GASES; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MIXTURES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; X RAYS;

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS (GEM); MICROGAP COUNTERS (MGC); MICROSTRIP GAS COUNTERS; PARALLEL-PLATE AVALANCHE CHAMBERS (PPAC);

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0032298793     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00815-8     Document Type: Article

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