A two-phase xenon detector with gas amplification and electroluminescent signal detection

An optical technique for detecting ionization electrons produced during ionization of the liquid phase has been experimentally tested in two-phase (liquid-gas) xenon. The effects of gas and electroluminescent amplifications at the wire anode are simultaneously used for detection. This method allows...

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Published inInstruments and experimental techniques (New York) Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 366 - 370
Main Authors Akimov, D. Yu, Burenkov, A. A., Grishkin, Yu. L., Kovalenko, A. G., Lebedenko, V. N., Stekhanov, V. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.05.2008
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Electrical Engineering
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Nuclear Experimental Technique
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:An optical technique for detecting ionization electrons produced during ionization of the liquid phase has been experimentally tested in two-phase (liquid-gas) xenon. The effects of gas and electroluminescent amplifications at the wire anode are simultaneously used for detection. This method allows construction of a supersensitive detector of small ionization signals—down to those corresponding to the detection of single electrons.
ISSN:0020-4412
1608-3180
DOI:10.1134/S002044120803007X