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Non-linear effects in gas ionization detectors

Abstract

Full text: Nuclear physics and nuclear techniques of analysis commonly employ gas ionization detectors for heavy ion detection. The response of these detectors has been shown, however, to be non-linear with atomic number, mass and energy. Even the lightest ions such as carbon and oxygen are not unaffected. This can have significant implications for accurate energy spectroscopy using these detectors. Considerable progress on a detailed study of gas ionisation detector response, performed at the ANU, will be presented. Key features will be discussed and a universal empirical formula developed to predict gas detector response will be presented. Interesting new developments in the investigation of the fundamental processes occurring in the detector will also be reported, including the results of experiments to measure the pressure dependence of the detector response.
Authors:
Weijers, T D.M.; [1]  Timmers, H; [2]  Elliman, R G [3] 
  1. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia). Department of Nuclear Physics
  2. University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). School of Physics
  3. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia). Department of Electronic Materials Engineering
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2002
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 15. Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics. Physics and industry working together, Sydney, NSW (Australia), 8-11 Jul 2002; Other Information: PBD: 2002; Related Information: In: 15th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating Australian Conference of Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Optical Society (AOS). Handbook and abstracts, 235 pages.
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ACCURACY; ENERGY SPECTRA; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; HEAVY IONS; ION DETECTION; LIGHT IONS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; SPECTROSCOPY
OSTI ID:
20619751
Research Organizations:
Australian Institute of Physics (Australia)
Country of Origin:
Australia
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: AU0524429063401
Availability:
Available in abstract form only, full text entered in this record
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 64
Announcement Date:
Aug 28, 2005

Citation Formats

Weijers, T D.M., Timmers, H, and Elliman, R G. Non-linear effects in gas ionization detectors. Australia: N. p., 2002. Web.
Weijers, T D.M., Timmers, H, & Elliman, R G. Non-linear effects in gas ionization detectors. Australia.
Weijers, T D.M., Timmers, H, and Elliman, R G. 2002. "Non-linear effects in gas ionization detectors." Australia.
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year = {2002}
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