Development Of A Multistep Detector For X-Ray Astronomy

B. D. Ramsey; M. C. Weisskopf; R . F. Elsner

doi:10.1117/12.966578

14 July 1986 Development Of A Multistep Detector For X-Ray Astronomy

B. D. Ramsey, M. C. Weisskopf, R . F. Elsner

Proceedings Volume 0597, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966578
Event: 1985 International Technical Symposium/Europe, 1985, Cannes, France

Abstract

The addition of a preamplification region is shown to dramatically improve the performance of a standard multiwire proportional counter (MWPC). This improvement is a direct consequence of effecting a large degree of preamplification in a perfectly uniform electric field and then transferring a well defined portion of this charge to a MWPC running at a modest gain. In this way, very large overall gas gains can be achieved without compromising energy resolution. The resulting device is known as a multistep detector.

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B. D. Ramsey, M. C. Weisskopf, and R . F. Elsner "Development Of A Multistep Detector For X-Ray Astronomy", Proc. SPIE 0597, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy, (14 July 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966578

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