Development of a plasma panel radiation detector

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.07.028· OSTI ID:1149759

Ball, Robert ^[1]; Beene, James R ^[2]; Ben Moshe, M. ^[3]; Benhammou, Yan ^[3]; Bensimon, B ^[3]; Chapman, J. Wehrley ^[1]; Etzion, E ^[3]; Ferretti, Claudio ^[1]; Friedman, Dr. Peter S. ^[4]; Levin, Daniel S. ^[1]; Silver, Yiftah ^[3]; Weaverdyck, Curtis ^[1]; Wetzel, R. ^[1]; Zhou, Bing ^[1]; Anderson, T ^[5]; McKinny, K ^[5]; Bentefour, E ^[6]

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1. University of Michigan
2. ORNL
3. Tel Aviv University
4. Integrated Sensors, LLC
5. GE Measurement and Control Solutions
6. Ion Beam Applications

This article reports on the development and experimental results of commercial plasma display panels adapted for their potential use as micropattern gas radiation detectors. The plasma panel sensor (PPS) design and materials include glass substrates, metal electrodes and inert gas mixtures which provide a physically robust, hermetically sealed device. Plasma display panels used as detectors were tested with cosmic ray muons, beta rays and gamma rays, protons, and thermal neutrons. The results demonstrated rise times and time resolution of a few nanoseconds, as well as sub-millimeter spatial resolution compatible with the pixel pitch.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1149759
• Journal Information: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 764; ISSN 0168-9002
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English