Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract)

Brown, G V; Beiersdorfer, P; Goddard, R; Wargelin, B; Utter, S B

doi:10.1063/1.1326024

Title: Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract)

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We have mounted 1 {mu}m thick aluminized polyimide windows onto the position sensitive proportional counters employed by the wide-band flat crystal spectrometers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap experiment. The aluminized polyimide, supported by thin wires across the short axis of the window, is used to isolate the detection chamber of the proportional counters, which operate at a pressure of 760 Torr, from the vacuum chamber of the spectrometer. The windows are modified versions of those developed for the proportional counters which were used during ground calibration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The transmission properties of these windows are, therefore, well known. The increased transmission efficiency of the polyimide windows relative to the 4 {mu}m thick polypropylene window material previously employed by our proportional counters has extended the useful range of the spectrometer from roughly 20 to 30 Aa at energies below the carbon edge, as well as increasing detection efficiency at wavelengths beyond the carbon edge. Using an octadecyl hydrogen maleate crystal with 2d=63.5Aa, we demonstrate the increased wavelength coverage by measuring the resonance, intercombination, and forbidden lines in helium-like NVII in two different density regimes. The thin polyimide windows have also increased the efficiencymore »« less

Authors:: Brown, G V; Beiersdorfer, P; Goddard, R; Wargelin, B; Utter, S B

Publication Date:: Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

Sponsoring Org.:: (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 40204830

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 72; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Othernumber: RSINAK000072000001001249000001; 750101CON; PBD: Jan 2001; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: The American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 08 HYDROGEN; CALIBRATION; CARBON; DETECTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON BEAMS; HYDROGEN; POLYPROPYLENE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RESONANCE; SPECTROMETERS; WAVELENGTHS

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                    Brown, G V, Beiersdorfer, P, Goddard, R, Wargelin, B, and Utter, S B. Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract).  United States: N. p., 2001. 
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                    Brown, G V, Beiersdorfer, P, Goddard, R, Wargelin, B, & Utter, S B. Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract).  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1326024

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                    Brown, G V, Beiersdorfer, P, Goddard, R, Wargelin, B, and Utter, S B. 2001.  
        "Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract)".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1326024.

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@article{osti_40204830,

  title        = {Thin-window high-efficiency position sensitive proportional counter for the vacuum flat crystal spectrometers on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap (abstract)},

  author       = {Brown, G V and Beiersdorfer, P and Goddard, R and Wargelin, B and Utter, S B},

  abstractNote = {We have mounted 1 {mu}m thick aluminized polyimide windows onto the position sensitive proportional counters employed by the wide-band flat crystal spectrometers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory electron beam ion trap experiment. The aluminized polyimide, supported by thin wires across the short axis of the window, is used to isolate the detection chamber of the proportional counters, which operate at a pressure of 760 Torr, from the vacuum chamber of the spectrometer. The windows are modified versions of those developed for the proportional counters which were used during ground calibration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The transmission properties of these windows are, therefore, well known. The increased transmission efficiency of the polyimide windows relative to the 4 {mu}m thick polypropylene window material previously employed by our proportional counters has extended the useful range of the spectrometer from roughly 20 to 30 Aa at energies below the carbon edge, as well as increasing detection efficiency at wavelengths beyond the carbon edge. Using an octadecyl hydrogen maleate crystal with 2d=63.5Aa, we demonstrate the increased wavelength coverage by measuring the resonance, intercombination, and forbidden lines in helium-like NVII in two different density regimes. The thin polyimide windows have also increased the efficiency of the spectrometers entire wavelength range. To demonstrate the increased efficiency we compare the FeXVII spectrum in the 15--17 Aa band measured with the 1 {mu}m aluminized polyimide windows to the 4 {mu}m aluminized polypropylene windows. The comparison shows an average increase in efficiency of {approx}40%. The polyimide windows have a significantly lower leak rate than the polypropylene windows making it possible to achieve approximately an order of magnitude lower pressure in the spectrometer vacuum chamber which reduces the gas load on the trap region.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.1326024},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/40204830},
  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  issn         = {0034-6748},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 72,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},

  month        = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}

}

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