Evaluation and reduction of ion back-flow in multi-GEM detectors

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

Volumn 516, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 315-326

  Mormann D ^a   Breskin, A ^a   Chechik, R ^a   Bloch, D ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gaseous detectors; Gaseous photomultiplier; GEM; Ion back flow; Ion feedback; Ion gating

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; AVALANCHE DIODES; HEAVY IONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTONS; SECONDARY EMISSION; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

GASEOUS PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; ION BACK-FLOW; ION FEEDBACK; ION GATING; ION TRANSPORT;

PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

EID: 0348107105     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.156     Document Type: Article

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