A fast multi-GEM-based detector for high-rate charged-particle triggering

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3242-3246

  Bencivenni, G ^a   Bonivento, W ^b,c,d   Cardini, A ^b,c   Deplano, C ^b,c   De Simone, P ^a   Felici, G ^a   Marras, D ^b,c   Murtas, F ^a   Pinci, D ^b,c   Poli Lener, M ^a   Raspino, D ^b,c  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

29.40.Gx; Gas electron multiplier (GEM); PACS 29.40.Cs; Tracking

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GASES; MIXTURES; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIER (GEM)-BASED DETECTORS;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 0036947807     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.806219     Document Type: Article

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