Noble-Gas Scintillation Counters for the Detection of Energetic Heavy Ions
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 26 (1), 382-387
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1979.4329662
Abstract
Different types of noble-gas scintillation counters are described, which were advantageously applied to the detection of energetic heavy ions: (a) a low-pressure gas scintillator, operated with Xe, Ar and Ar-N2 mixtures, (b) a photo-diode gas scintillator, (c) a gas scintillator with built-in bidimensional position-sensitive drift chamber, and (d) a solid-Xe scintillator. Details of design and performance are presented.Keywords
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