Development of THGEM-based photon detectors for Cherenkov Imaging Counters

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Alexeev, M ^a   Alfonsi, M ^b   Birsa, R ^c   Bradamante, F ^d   Bressan, A ^d   Chiosso, M ^e   Ciliberti, P ^d   Croci, G ^b   Colantoni, L ^a   Dalla Torre, S ^c   Denisov, O ^a   Duarte Pinto, S ^b   Duic, V ^d   Ferrero, A ^e   Finger, M ^f   Finger Jr , M ^f   Fischer, H ^h   Giacomini, G ^g   Giorgi, M ^d   Gobbo, B ^c   Hagemann, R ^h   Heinsius, H ^h   Herrmann, F ^h   Jahodova, V ⁱ   Konigsmann K ^h   Kramer, D ⁱ   Lauser, L ^h   Levorato, S ^d   Maggiora, A ^a   Martin, A ^d   Menon, G ^c   Mutter, A ^h   Nerling, F ^h   Panzieri, D ^a   Pesaro, G ^d   Polak, J ^c,i   Rocco, E ^a   Ropeleswki, L ^b   Sauli, F ^j   Sbrizzai, G ^d   Schiavon, P ^d   Schill, C ^h   Schopferer, S ^h   Slunecka, M ^f   Sozzi, F ^d   Steiger, L ⁱ   Sulc, M ⁱ   Takekawa, S ^d   Tessarotto, F ^c   Wollny, H ^h   more..

^a SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^j TERA Foundation   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Cherenkov detectors; Electron multipliers (gas); Micropattern gaseous detectors (MSGC GEM THGEM RETHGEM MICROMEGAS InGrid etc); Photon detectors for UV; Visible and IR photons (gas) (gas photocathodes solid photocathodes)

Indexed keywords

CESIUM IODIDE; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GAS DETECTORS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS;

CHERENKOV DETECTORS; CSI PHOTOCATHODES; DEDICATED MEASUREMENTS; GASEOUS DETECTORS; MULTI-LAYER ARCHITECTURES; PHOTON DETECTOR; SINGLE PHOTOELECTRONS; VISIBLE AND IR PHOTONS (GAS) (GAS-PHOTOCATHODES SOLID-PHOTOCATHODES);

PHOTONS;

EID: 77950446251     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/5/03/P03009     Document Type: Article

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