A study of factors limiting the maxiumum gain in microstrip gas counters
- NASA, Marshall Flight Space Center, AL (United States)
It was shown in our previous paper that the maximum achievable gain in Microstrip Gas Counters (MSGC`s) is limited by surface streamers, which are self-quenched over a very limited voltage region and quickly transit to breakdown sparks. In this work we have tried to identify the main factors governing the maximum gain at which the streamers appear and towards this end have made simulations and tested MSGC`s of different geometry on different substrates in both Ar- and Xe- based gas mixtures at pressures from 0.1 to 3 atm. From these studies we conclude that in order to reduce contributions of surface breakdown in MSGC`s, multiplication should be concentrated to the narrowest region around the anode strips and the gas gain elsewhere, especially near the cathodes, should be maximally suppressed. For this purpose narrow anodes and gas mixtures with proper Townsend coefficients should be used. Control experiments we performed confirm these hypotheses.
- OSTI ID:
- 512975
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961123-; TRN: 97:014035
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, Anaheim, CA (United States), 2-9 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 IEEE nuclear science symposium - conference record. Volumes 1, 2 and 3; Del Guerra, A. [ed.]; PB: 2138 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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