3-DIMENSIONAL MONTE-CARLO CALCULATION OF THE VUV ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AND OTHER ELECTRON-TRANSPORT PARAMETERS IN XENON

The paper presents a set of electroluminescence and other transport pa rameters calculated using a detailed three-dimensional Monte Carlo met hod, which simulates the drift of electrons in gaseous xenon (p = 760 Torr, T = 293 K) under reduced electric fields E/N in the 3 to 16 Td r ange (E/P approximately 1 to 5 V cm-1 Torr-1), which is the region for secondary scintillation production in xenon filled gas proportional s cintillation counters. Results are compared with available experimenta l or theoretical data as well as an earlier one-dimensional Monte Carl o simulation. The calculated parameters are the excitation and scintil lation efficiencies and the reduced light yield, together with mean ti me intervals, mean drift distances and mean number of elastic collisio ns between xenon excitation collisions. We also present electron drift velocities, mobilities and characteristic energies, as well as mean e lectron energy and electron energy distribution functions.