Comparative studies of MSGC and MSGC-GEM detectors

Authors
Benhammou, Y Brom, JM Fontaine, JC Huss, D Jeanneau, F Lounis, A Ripp-Baudot, I Zghiche, A
Citation
Y. Benhammou et al., Comparative studies of MSGC and MSGC-GEM detectors, NUCL INST A, 419(2-3), 1998, pp. 400-404
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
419
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
400 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(199812)419:2-3<400:CSOMAM>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We describe comparative laboratory and beam test measurements of identical MSGC and GEM-equipped MSGCs. Both kinds of detectors have been tested under exactly the same conditions, using radioactive sources and muon beams. The principal aim of this comparative study was to evaluate the operating cond itions for the same resulting gain. Results on efficiencies and spatial res olution are presented. Possible applications of GEM-equipped MSGCs in the L HC environment and the R&D studies needed are discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.