Optimizing the design of gas microstrip detectors for soft X-ray detection

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 894-898

  Bateman, J E ^a   Barlow, R ^a   Derbyshire, G E ^a   Mir, J A ^a   Stephenson, R ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gain; Gain stability; Microstrip gas counter; Noise

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRONS; GAS DETECTORS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION COUNTERS; SYSTEM STABILITY; X RAYS;

GAS MICROSTRIP DETECTORS; MICROSTRIP GAS COUNTER; X RAY DETECTION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0036624318     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1039585     Document Type: Article

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