Time resolution of a thick gas electron multiplier (THGEM)-based detector

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Alon, R ^a   Cortesi, M ^a   Breskin, A ^a   Chechik, R ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electron multipliers (gas); Gaseous detectors; Timing detectors

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STAGE; GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GASEOUS DETECTORS; PHOTON DETECTOR; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; SINGLE PHOTOELECTRONS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIMING DETECTORS;

DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 62749127074     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/3/11/P11001     Document Type: Article

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