A low-background Micromegas detector for axion searches

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

Volumn 535, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Andriamonje, S ^a   Aune, S ^a   Dafni, T ^b   Delagnes, E ^a   Fanourakis, G K ^c   Ribas, E Ferrer ^a   Geralis, T ^c   Giomataris, Y ^a   Kousouris, K ^c   Papaevangelou, T ^b   Zachariadou, K ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Low background detector; Micromegas; Micropattern detectors; X ray detection; X Y readout

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STABILITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LOW-BACKGROUND DETECTORS; MICROMEGAS; MICROPATTERN DETECTORS; X-RAY DETECTION; X-Y READOUT;

DETECTORS;

EID: 9544236197     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(04)01667-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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