Study of GEM characteristics for application in a microTPC

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 836-841

  Yu, B ^a   Radeka, V ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Woody, C L ^a   Smirnoff, N N ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas electron multiplier; Interpolating pad strip readout; Micro pattern gaseous detector; Time projection chamber

Indexed keywords

ANODES; GAS DETECTORS; PHOTONS; READOUT SYSTEMS;

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS (GEM);

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 0041425031     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.814586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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