Operation of microstrip gas counters with DME-based gas mixtures

O. Bouhali; F. Udo; W. Van Doninck; L. Van Lancker; C. Vander Velde; P. Vanlaer; V. Zhukov; W. Beaumont; T. Beckers; J. De Troy; C. Van Dyck; F. Verbeure

Operation of microstrip gas counters with DME-based gas mixtures

O. Bouhali^*, F. Udo, W. Van Doninck, L. Van Lancker, C. Vander Velde, P. Vanlaer, V. Zhukov, W. Beaumont, T. Beckers, J. De Troy, C. Van Dyck, F. Verbeure

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Inter-University Institute for High Energies

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Abstract

Due to its high primary and secondary ionization, dimethylether (DME) is often used for microstrip gas counter operation. The addition of neon (Ne) reduces the cathode strip voltage to reach full efficiency. A long efficiency plateau is important to maintain a good performance of the detector after a long exposure to high radiation levels. However, the electron drift velocity measurements showed that the Ne/DME mixture is too low for operation at high rate experiments and the price of neon is higher than other commonly used gases. Hence, the possibility of replacing neon by helium or argon and to add CO₂ was studied.

Original language	English
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	419
Issue number	2-3
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 8th International Wire Chamber Conference - Vienna, Austria Duration: 23 Feb 1998 → 27 Feb 1998

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Bouhali, O., Udo, F., Van Doninck, W., Van Lancker, L., Velde, C. V., Vanlaer, P., Zhukov, V., Beaumont, W., Beckers, T., De Troy, J., Van Dyck, C., & Verbeure, F. (1998). Operation of microstrip gas counters with DME-based gas mixtures. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 419(2-3).

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Operation of microstrip gas counters with DME-based gas mixtures

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