Energy resolution of alpha particles in a microbulk Micromegas detector at high pressure argon and xenon mixtures

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

Volumn 608, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-266

  Dafni, T ^a   Ferrer Ribas, E ^b   Giomataris, I ^b   Gorodetzky, Ph ^c   Iguaz, F ^a   Irastorza, I G ^a   Salin, P ^c   Tomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Argon; Energy resolution; Gas detectors; Micromegas; Micropattern; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SOURCES; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GAS AMPLIFICATION; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; MICROMEGAS; MICROMEGAS DETECTOR; MICROPATTERN; XENON MIXTURE;

ALPHA PARTICLES; AMPLIFICATION; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GAS DETECTORS; MIXTURES;

XENON;

EID: 69249139603     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.099     Document Type: Article

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