A complete simulation of a triple-GEM detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1638-1643

  Bonivento, W ^a   Cardini, A ^b   Bencivenni, G ^c   Murtas, F ^c   Pinci, D ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Garfield; Gas electron multipliers (GEM); Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING;

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS (GEM);

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 0036703079     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.805170     Document Type: Article

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