A high pressure xenon gamma-ray spectrometer using a coplanar anode configuration

C. J. Sullivan, Z. He, G. F. Knoll, G. Tepper, D. K. Wehe

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Abstract

A new design of a high pressure xenon ionization chamber has been fabricated in an attempt to eliminate the problems associated with acoustical vibrations of the Frisch grid. The function of the traditional Frisch grid has been accomplished by employing a coplanar anode system capable of single polarity charge sensing. Two different detector designs have been fabricated using both cylindrical and parallel plate geometries. Each is filled with highly purified xenon gas at a pressure of approximately 57 atm. The designs of these new spectrometers and their measured characteristics will be presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)238-241
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume505
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2003
EventProceedings of the tenth Symposium on Radiation - Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Duration: May 21 2002May 23 2002

Keywords

  • Gamma-ray spectrometers
  • Gas ionization chamber
  • High pressure xenon
  • Radiation detectors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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