Gas Mixtures For X-Ray Proportional Counters

B. D Ramsey; P C. Agrawal

doi:10.1117/12.948721

21 December 1988 Gas Mixtures For X-Ray Proportional Counters

B. D Ramsey, P C. Agrawal

Proceedings Volume 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948721
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Results are presented which detail the performance of proportional counters when filled with a wide variety of argon- and xenon-based gas mixtures. Parameters measured include the energy resolution, gas gain, and factors affecting the useful lifetimes of the mixtures.

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B. D Ramsey and P C. Agrawal "Gas Mixtures For X-Ray Proportional Counters", Proc. SPIE 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (21 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948721

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