Studies of electron avalanche behavior in liquid argon

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1851-1856

  Kim, J G ^a   Dardin, S M ^a   Jackson, K H ^a   Kadel, R W ^a   Kadyk, J A ^a   Peskov, V ^b   Wenzel, W A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

ELECTRON AVALANCHING;

ARGON;

EID: 0036703069     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.801490     Document Type: Article

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