Planar avalanche counter with a thin resistive cathode for light ions

Authors
Chtchetkovski, AI Kotov, AA Kravtsov, AV Vaishnene, LA Vznuzdaev, EA
Citation
Ai. Chtchetkovski et al., Planar avalanche counter with a thin resistive cathode for light ions, NUCL INST A, 451(2), 2000, pp. 449-455
Citations number
8
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
451
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
449 - 455
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000901)451:2<449:PACWAT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A new planar avalanche counter to detect the light ions, such as alpha-part icles and low-energy nuclei of hydrogen isotopes has been constructed. With a thin resistive film as a cathode, the detector can operate safely even i n the presence of single spark without serious breakdown consequences. Pure vaporous n-pentane and some freons were used as a working gas. Tests were performed with 5.5 MeV alpha-particles from the Pu-238 source at various ga s pressures. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.