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Ion chambers for fluorescence and laboratory EXAFS detection

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OSTI ID:6033364
It is possible to design gas ionization chambers with a noise equivalence of 10/sup 3/ photons per second for 10 keV x-radiation. With such a low noise level, ion detectors can be used for laboratory EXAFS facilities and fluorescence detectors at national synchrotron facilities where the detected signal is above 10/sup 3/ photons/s. In such use the ion chambers are limited by statistical noise and produce as good a signal to noise as counting detectors. The advantages of ion chambers are simplicity, high linearity at high counting rates, and large detecting area.
Research Organization:
Washington Univ., Seattle (USA). Dept. of Physics; Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6033364
Report Number(s):
BNL-30165; CONF-810750-11; ON: DE82001818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English