The detection of single electrons using a Micromegas gas amplification and a MediPix2 CMOS pixel readout

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

Volumn 546, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 270-273

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

^a NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CMOS pixel detector; MediPix2; Micromegas; Pixel; Pixel segmented anode; Single electron detection

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; PHOTONS; RADIOACTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SENSORS; X RAYS;

CMOS PIXEL DETECTORS; MEDIPIX2; MICROMEGAS; PIXEL SEGMENTED ANODE; PIXELS; SINGLE ELECTRON DETECTION;

READOUT SYSTEMS;

EID: 20444502217     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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