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The triple GEM detector is a micropattern gas detector which consists of a primary ionisation gap and three consecutive gas electron multiplier (GEM) foils. A printed circuit board with readout strips detects the current induced by the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Ziegler , P. Sievers , U. Straumann

In this work we present a novel idea for a compact spark-protected single amplification stage Micro-Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD). The detector amplification stage, realized with a structure very similar to a GEM foil, is embedded through a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-23 G. Bencivenni , R. De Oliveira , G. Morello , M. Poli Lener

Micro-pattern gas detectors, such as the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) and the Micromegas need narrow high density anode readout elements to achieve good spatial resolution. A high-density anode readout would require an unmanageable number…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-07-19 M. S. Dixit , J. Dubeau , J. -P. Martin , K. Sachs

The paper summarizes our latest progress in the development of newly introduced micro pattern gaseous detectors with resistive electrodes. These resistive electrodes protect the detector and the front-end electronics in case of occasional…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Di Mauro , B. Lund-Jensen , P. Martinengo , E. Nappi , R. Oliveira , V. Peskov , L. Periale , P. Picchi , F. Pietropaolo , I. Rodionov , J. C. Santiard

The aim of this document is to summarise the discussion and the contributions from the 2nd Academia-Industry Matching Event on Detecting Neutrons with MPGDs which took place at CERN on the 16th and the 17th of March 2015. These events…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-08 Gabriele Croci , Fabrizio Murtas , Filippo Resnati

In the context of the 2013 APS-DPF Snowmass summer study conducted by the U.S. HEP community, this white paper outlines a roadmap for further development of Micro-pattern Gas Detectors for tracking and muon detection in HEP experiments. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-09-06 M. Hohlmann , V. Polychronakos , A. White , J. Yu

Gaseous PhotoMultipliers (GPM) are a very promising alternative of vacuum PMTs especially for large-size noble-liquid detectors in the field of Functional Nuclear Medical Imaging and Direct Dark Matter Detection. We present recent…

We have recently developed an innovative detector of photons and charged particles: a GEM-like gaseous amplification structure with resistive electrodes instead of commonly used metallic ones. This novel detector combines the best property…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2010-05-12 P. Fonte , P. Martinengo , E. Nappi , R. Oliveira , V. Peskov

Due to their simplicity and versatility of design, straight strip or rectangular pad anode structures are frequently employed with micro-pattern gas detectors to reconstruct high precision space points for various tracking applications. The…

The bulk Micromegas detector is considered to be a promising candidate for building TPCs for several future experiments including the projected linear collider. The standard bulk with a spacing of 128 micron has already established itself…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-05-11 Purba Bhattacharya , Sudeb Bhattacharya , Nayana Majumdar , Supratik Mukhopadhyay , Sandip Sarkar , Paul Colas , David Attie

The use of resistive technologies to MPGD detectors is taking advantage for many new applications, including high rate and energetic particle flux scenarios. The recent use of these technologies in large area detectors makes necessary to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-15 J. Galan , D. Attie , A. Chaus , P. Colas , A. Delbart , E. Ferrer-Ribas , I. Giomataris , F. J. Iguaz , A. Gongadze , T. Papaevangelou , A. Peyaud

Negative-ion time projection chambers (NITPCs) provide the absolute z-position from the arrival-times' difference of several species of negative-ions. This is a strong background reduction method for rare event searches, such as direct dark…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-08-26 Hirohisa Ishiura , Rob Veenhof , Kentaro Miuchi , Ikeda Tomonori

In this study, we investigate the influence of humidity on the performance of various non-resistive Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors, such as GEM, Thick-GEM, and Micromegas, operated with \ArCOtwo gas mixture. The water content is introduced…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-08-22 H. Fribert , L. Fabbietti , P. Gasik , B. Ulukutlu

Optically read out gaseous detectors are used in track reconstruction and imaging applications requiring high granularity images. Among resolution-determining factors, the amplification stage plays a crucial role and optimisations of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-23 A. Cools , E. Ferrer-Ribas , T. Papaevangelou , E. C. Pollacco , M. Lisowska , F. M. Brunbauer , E. Oliveri , F. J. Iguaz

We present a comparative study of three resistive Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD) technologies - Micromegas, RPWELL, and $\mu\mathrm{-RWELL}$ - with VMM3a based readout, using relativistic muons and pions. The Micromegas and the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-04 D. Zavazieva , I. Ravinovich , L. Moleri , M. Borysova , E. B. Shields , O. Arie , M. Kwok Lam Chu , L. Arazi , S. Bressler

We describe here various detectors designs: GEM type, MICROMEGAStype, PPACtype as well as cascaded detectors made of a resistive mesh manufactured from a resistive Kapton foil, (20 microns thick, resistivity a few MOhm per square) by a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 R. Oliveira , V. Peskov , F. Pietropaolo , P. Picchi

Dedicated detector simulations are very important for the success of high energy physics experiments. They not only bring benefits to the optimization of the detectors, but can also improve the precision of the physics results. To design a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-09-26 Fuyue Wang , Dong Han , Yi Wang , Yancheng Yu , Qiunan Zhang , Baohong Guo , Yuanjing Li

The Micromegas technology is one of the most successful MPGD concepts and widely utilized in nuclear and particle physics experiments. Twenty years of research and development rendered the technology sufficiently mature to be selected as…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-10 Fabian Kuger

The detailed simulation of the Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPCs) provides the performance characteristics of MRPCs with different numbers of gas gaps and gap thicknesses. This helps in optimizing the structure of MRPCs under…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-12-31 J. Liu , Z. Chen , Y. Wang , B. Guo , D. Han , Y. Li

The demand for a large number of readout channels has been a limiting factor for the application of Micro-pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) in achieving higher spatial resolution and larger detection areas. This challenge is further…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-22 Yu Wang , Shubin Liu , Hao Zhuang , Zhengwu Ding , Zhihang Yao , Changqing Feng , Zhiyong Zhang