GAS MICROSTRIP DETECTORS ON RESISTIVE PLASTIC SUBSTRATES

Authors
DIXIT MS OAKHAM FG ARMITAGE JC DUBEAU J KARLEN D STUART GC TAYLOR SC SHIPSEY I JOHNSON E GREENWALD A
Citation
Ms. Dixit et al., GAS MICROSTRIP DETECTORS ON RESISTIVE PLASTIC SUBSTRATES, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 348(2-3), 1994, pp. 365-371
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
348
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
365 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)348:2-3<365:GMDORP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Plastics are desirable as substrates for gas microstrip detectors (GMD s) because of their flexibility, low density and long radiation length . GMDs have been fabricated on white Tedlar which has bulk electrical conductivity and on ion-implanted Upilex which has a thin electrically conductive layer on the surface of an insulator. The shielding effect of the thin conductive surface layer on the GMD gains has been invest igated. High X-ray rate measurements show no charging or loss of gain for ion-implanted Upilex GMDs. Three such GMDs were recently tested in a high intensity beam at CERN. The anode signals were read out using fast, low noise, high gain amplifiers. Preliminary results of the test are presented.