THE STATISTICS OF ELECTRON AVALANCHES IN PROPORTIONAL COUNTER TUBES. IV

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1957 · Z. Physik

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322005· OSTI ID:4301947

Schlumbohm, H

Investigations on the statistics of gas amplification of electron avalanches in radial-symmetric fields (proportional counter with positive wire) are reported. The investigations confirmed, in general, the normal law of carrier distribution. They show, however, under defiresearch conditions (pressure of the filling gas, wire diameter, and voltage) deviations from the homogeneous field. If at the beginning the carrier propagation E/ alpha : U/sub i/ already has a low value, then the smaller avalanches, compared with the normal distribution, appear with less frequency. (E/ alpha : U/sub i/ is the quotient of the energy which an electron absorbs from the field E at an average path 1/ alpha between two ionized bodies and the minimum ionization of the gas when alpha is the Townsend ionization coefficient and U/sub i/ is the ionization volt

• Research Organization: Universitat, Hamburg
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-12-015747
• OSTI ID: 4301947
• Journal Information: Z. Physik, Journal Name: Z. Physik Vol. Vol: 152
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: German

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