Observations on cathode aging (Malter effect) in honeycomb drift chambers under high irradiation load

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 515, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Berkhan, K ^a   Bohm, G ^a   Kolanoski, H ^b   Schreiner, A ^a   Schwanke, U ^a   Souvorov, V ^a   Stegmann, C ^a   Uwer, U ^b   Walter, M ^a  

^a DESY   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cathode aging; Honeycomb drift chambers; Malter effect; Resistive surface layers

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CATHODES; IRRADIATION; POLYCARBONATES; RADIATION DETECTORS;

MALTER EFFECT; RESISTIVE SURFACE LAYERS;

DRIFT CHAMBERS;

EID: 0242493869     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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