Progress in MHSP electron multiplier operation

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1503-1508

  Maia, J M ^a,b,c   Mormann D ^a   Breskin, A ^a   Chechik, R ^a   Veloso, J F C A ^b,d   Dos Santos, J M F ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gas electron multiplier (GEM); Gaseous photomultipliers; Ion back flow ratio; Microhole and strip plate (MHSP); Two dimensional (2 D) imaging

Indexed keywords

GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIER (GEM); GASEOUS MULTIPLIERS; ION BACK-FLOW RATIO; MICROHOLE AND STRIP PLATE (MHSP); TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2-D) IMAGING;

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IONS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 4444283269     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.832606     Document Type: Conference Paper

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