Detection of single electrons by means of a Micromegas-covered MediPix2 pixel CMOS readout circuit

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

Volumn 540, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 295-304

  Campbell, M ^a   Chefdeville, M ^b   Colas, P ^b   Colijn, A P ^c   Fornaini, A ^c,d   Giomataris, Y ^b   Van Der Graaf, H ^c   Heijne, E H M ^a   Kluit, P ^c   Llopart, X ^a   Schmitz, J ^d   Timmermans, J ^c   Visschers, J L ^c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MediPix2; Micromegas; Pixel; Pixel segmented anode; Single electron; TPC

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; SENSORS;

MEDIPIX2; MICROMEGAS; PIXEL; PIXEL SEGMENTED MODES; SINGLE ELECTRON; TPC;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 20244380780     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.11.036     Document Type: Article

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