Absolute primary scintillation yield of gaseous xenon under low drift electric fields for 5.9 keV X-rays

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Do Carmo, S J C ^a   Borges, F I G M ^a   Santos, F P ^a   Dias, T H V T ^a   Conde, C A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gaseous detectors; Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Time projection chambers.; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

EMISSION PROCESS; GAS PROPORTIONAL SCINTILLATION; GASEOUS DETECTORS; IONIZATION CROSS SECTION; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; SECONDARY SCINTILLATION; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS; X-RAY DETECTOR;

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAYS; XENON;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 62749206247     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/3/07/P07004     Document Type: Article

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