Micromegas detector developments for Dark Matter directional detection with MIMAC

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Iguaz, J ^a   Attie D ^a   Calvet, D ^a   Colas, P ^a   Druillole, F ^a   Ferrer Ribas, E ^a   Giomataris, I ^a   Mols, P ^a   Pancin, J ^b   Papaevangelou, T ^a   Billard, J ^c   Bosson, G ^c   Bouly, L ^c   Bourrion, O ^c   Fourel, Ch ^c   Grignon, C ^c   Guillaudin, O ^c   Mayet, F ^c   Richer, P ^c   Santos, D ^c   Golabek, C ^d   Lebreton, L ^d   more..

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b GANIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Micropattern gaseous detectors (MSGC, GEM, THGEM, RETHGEM, MHSP, MICROPIC, MICROMEGAS, InGrid, etc); Particle tracking detectors (Gaseous detectors); Time projection chambers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051520136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/6/07/P07002     Document Type: Article

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