Novel photon-counting detectors for x-ray diffraction applications

Yacouba Diawara; D. Khazins; S. Medved; B. Becker; Roger D. Durst; T. A. Thorson

doi:10.1117/12.451163

10 January 2003 Novel photon-counting detectors for x-ray diffraction applications

Yacouba Diawara, D. Khazins, S. Medved, B. Becker, Roger D. Durst, T. A. Thorson

Proceedings Volume 4784, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors and Applications IV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451163
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

A novel sealed gaseous PPAC detector is described which is significantly less prone to discharges and can consequently achieve high gas gains at high counting rates. The detector has demonstrated stable gains greater than 10⁴ at counting rates in excess of 10⁷ counts/mm²-sec.

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Yacouba Diawara, D. Khazins, S. Medved, B. Becker, Roger D. Durst, and T. A. Thorson "Novel photon-counting detectors for x-ray diffraction applications", Proc. SPIE 4784, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors and Applications IV, (10 January 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451163

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