GEM Operation in Negative Ion Drift Gas Mixtures

J. Miyamoto; I. Shipsey; C. J. Martoff; M. Katz-Hyman; R. Ayad; G. Bonvicini; A. Schreiner

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2004.02.018

GEM Operation in Negative Ion Drift Gas Mixtures

Instrumentation and Detectors 2009-11-10 v1

Authors: J. Miyamoto , I. Shipsey , C. J. Martoff , M. Katz-Hyman , R. Ayad , G. Bonvicini , A. Schreiner

View on arXiv ↗ PDF ↗ DOI ↗

Abstract

The first operation of GEM gas gain elements in negative ion gas mixtures is reported. Gains up to several thousand were obtained from single-stage GEMs in carbon disulfide vapor at low pressure, and in mixtures of carbon disulfide with Argon and Helium, some near 1 bar total pressure.

Cite

@article{arxiv.physics/0310124,
  title  = {GEM Operation in Negative Ion Drift Gas Mixtures},
  author = {J. Miyamoto and I. Shipsey and C. J. Martoff and M. Katz-Hyman and R. Ayad and G. Bonvicini and A. Schreiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0310124},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

7 pages, 3 figures

Related papers

View all related →