TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance and spark damage studies of microgap gas chambers fabricated with selected anode metals
AU - Cho, H. S.
AU - Kadyk, J.
AU - Palaio, N.
AU - Hong, W. S.
AU - Perez-Mendez, V.
AU - Burks, M.
AU - Retiere, F.
AU - Luk, K. B.
AU - Joo, K. S.
AU - Vujic, J.
PY - 1998/2
Y1 - 1998/2
N2 - Microgap gas chambers (MGCs) fabricated with selected anode metals, including aluminum, gold, chromium, nickel and titanium/tungsten (10/90) have been used in order to study the effect of these different metals upon gas gain, aging, and spark damage. Gas mixtures used for systematic tests of performance are argon/ethane (50/50) and argon/dimethyl ether (50/50). The effects of spark damage by discharge are found to be very sensitive to the metal used for anode strips, and a systematic study of spark damage effects has been made to compare their relative sensitivity to failure, over a range of electrical discharge energies.
AB - Microgap gas chambers (MGCs) fabricated with selected anode metals, including aluminum, gold, chromium, nickel and titanium/tungsten (10/90) have been used in order to study the effect of these different metals upon gas gain, aging, and spark damage. Gas mixtures used for systematic tests of performance are argon/ethane (50/50) and argon/dimethyl ether (50/50). The effects of spark damage by discharge are found to be very sensitive to the metal used for anode strips, and a systematic study of spark damage effects has been made to compare their relative sensitivity to failure, over a range of electrical discharge energies.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00571-9
DO - 10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00571-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031991904
SN - 0920-5632
VL - 61
SP - 258
EP - 263
JO - Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
JF - Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
IS - 3 SUPPL.
ER -