MICROMEGEM detector

O. Bouhali; G. De Lentdecker; S. Dewéze; F. Udo; W. Van Doninck; C. Vander Velde; L. Van Lancker; V. Zhukov; I. Boulogne; E. Daubie

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01011-1

MICROMEGEM detector

O. Bouhali^*, G. De Lentdecker, S. Dewéze, F. Udo, W. Van Doninck, C. Vander Velde, L. Van Lancker, V. Zhukov, I. Boulogne, E. Daubie

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This article introduces the MICROMEGEM detector, a position-sensitive proportional gas counter produced using advanced Printed Circuit Board (PCB) technology. The detector is equipped with a Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) foil placed 50 μm above a plane of pick-up strips. The GEM produces a first gas amplification which is extended below the GEM foil by applying a strong electric field between the strips and the lower electrode of the GEM. The array of strips is used for read-out to obtain 1-D positional information. We present results on the gas gain, the energy resolution and the rate capability. The behaviour in an intense beam of 300 MeV/c pions in presence of heavily ionizing particles has also been investigated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-220
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	459
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01011-1
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2001
Externally published	Yes

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