Lead oxide glass tubing converters for gamma detection in MWPC

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1980.4330820· OSTI ID:5881574

Lum, G K; Green, M I; Perez-Mendez, V; Tam, K C

PbO glass converters for the detection of gamma rays with MWPC have been investigated. The converters were made by fusing glass tubes stacked to form a close-packed array and were treated in a H/sub 2/ reduction process to provide a suitable electric drift field. Electron conversion efficiency, drift velocity, and spatial resolution of these arrays were investigated. Using 511 keV gamma rays, an electron conversion efficiency of 8% was established for the converter of 80% PbO by weight (1.4 mm inner diameter, 0.1 mm wall thickness and 2 cm thick).

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5881574
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. NS-27:1; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONVERSION
DETECTION
DRIFT CHAMBERS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FERMIONS
GAMMA DETECTION
GLASS
HYDROGEN
LEAD COMPOUNDS
LEAD OXIDES
LEPTONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
REDUCTION
TUBES