Optimisation of the spatial linearity in backgammon-type multi-wire gas proportional counters-The relevance of charge cloud distribution

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

Volumn 619, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 190-197

  Paynea, A T ^a   Kimpton, J A ^b   Smale, L F ^a   Chantler, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detector modelling; MWPC; Spatial linearity; X ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CLOUD DISTRIBUTIONS; DETECTOR GEOMETRY; LINEAR OUTPUT; MWPC; OPTIMISATIONS; SPATIAL LINEARITY; TWO-DIMENSION; X RAY PHOTONS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

EID: 78650272129     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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