Xenon-neon gas proportional-scintillation counters for X-rays below 2 keV: Experimental results

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作者
Borges, FIGM [1 ]
Santos, FP [1 ]
dos Santos, JMF [1 ]
Dias, THVT [1 ]
Rachinhas, PJBM [1 ]
Conde, CAN [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Coimbra, Dept Phys, P-3004516 Coimbra, Portugal
关键词
noble gas detectors; soft x-rays; spectra distortion;
D O I
10.1109/TNS.2003.815117
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The energy spectra of. X-rays with energies below 2 keV measured with standard Xe filled gas proportional-scintillation counters at atmospheric pressure exhibit a distorted tail toward the low energy region, due to the loss of electrons to the detector entrance Window. In this framework, a Monte Carlo simulation study taking into account these losses has previously investigated the use of Xe-Ne mixtures as gas proportional scintillation counters (GPSC) fillings. It was shown that the addition of Ne to Xe reduces spectra distortion and improves the overall detector performance. In the present work, we present an experimental study of the performance of a GPSC for different Xe-Ne mixtures and X-ray energies in the 200 to 2000 eV energy range and compare the results with the previously obtained Monte Carlo data.
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页码:842 / 846
页数:5
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