Gas scintillation proportional counters for x-ray synchrotron applications
Journal Article
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· Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)
- Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Nr. Dorking RH5 6NT (United Kingdom)
- Space Science Department of the European Space Agency, Astrophysics Division, ESTEC, Noordwijk (Netherlands)
Gas scintillation proportional counters (GSPCs) as x-ray detectors provide some advantages and disadvantages compared with proportional counters. In this paper the various configurations of xenon filled GSPC are described including both imaging and nonimaging devices. It is intended that this work be used to configure a GSPC for a particular application and predict its general performance characteristics. The general principles of operation are described and the performance characteristics are then separately considered. A high performance, imaging, driftless GSPC is described in which a single intermediate window is used between the PMT and gas cell.
- OSTI ID:
- 5645717
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States) Vol. 63:1; ISSN RSINA; ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DETECTION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
GASES
IMAGES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONMETALS
PERFORMANCE
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION SOURCES
RARE GASES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
X-RAY DETECTION
XENON
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DETECTION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
GASES
IMAGES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONMETALS
PERFORMANCE
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION SOURCES
RARE GASES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
X-RAY DETECTION
XENON