Optical readout tracking detector concept using secondary scintillation from liquid argon generated by a thick gas electron multiplier

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Lightfoot, P K ^a   Barker, G J ^b   Mavrokoridis, K ^a   Ramachers, Y A ^b   Spooner, N J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorimeters; Cryogenic detectors; Liquid detectors; Scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Scintillators

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC DETECTORS; EMISSION PROCESS; GAS ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIQUID DETECTORS; SECONDARY SCINTILLATION; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TRACKING DETECTORS;

CALORIMETERS; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION; LIQUEFIED GASES; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 71049145684     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/04/P04002     Document Type: Article

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