Operation of a double-phase pure argon Large Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber: Comparison of single and double phase operation

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

Volumn 617, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 188-192

  Badertscher, A ^a   Knecht, L ^a   Laffranchi, M ^a   Lussi, D ^a   Marchionni, A ^a   Natterer, G ^a   Otiougova, P ^a   Resnati, F ^a   Rubbia, A ^a   Viant, T ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Double phase; Gas detector; LEM; Liquid argon; Pure argon; TPC; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ARGON; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CALORIMETRY; COSMOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GAS DETECTORS; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUIDS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

DOUBLE PHASE; IMAGING DEVICE; LIQUID ARGON; NEUTRINO PHYSICS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; SPATIAL COORDINATES; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

EID: 78149234782     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.10.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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