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基于THGEM的探测器在低压氦气中的操作

Operation of a THGEM-based detector in low-pressure Helium

Marco Cortesi, John Yurkon, Andreas Stolz

摘要:

针对有源靶时间投影室(AT-TPC)的电荷粒子径迹读出应用,研究了厚层气体电子倍增器(THGEM)在纯低压氦气中的工作特性。本文包括不同的探测器配置(单,双,三级联设置),长期增益稳定性和能量分辨率从5.5 MeV的α粒子轨道的有效增益对压力的依赖。在压力范围从100 ° C到760 ° C的纯氦中,已经实现了稳定的操作条件和10^4-10^7的最大探测器增益。测量了350 μ m处5.5 MeV α粒子沉积的690 keV能量的能量分辨率为6.65%(FWHM)。对于完整轨迹的预期能量分辨率为约2.4%(FWHM)。这些结果,连同THGEM电极对火花损伤的鲁棒性,使得THGEM结构与考虑用于TPC应用的其他技术相比具有很强的竞争力,所述TPC应用在用纯惰性气体操作的有源靶中,需要高动态范围和低至几百μ m的宽操作压力范围。

英文摘要:

In view of a possible application as a charge-particle track readout for an Active Target Time Projection Chamber (AT-TPC), the operating properties of THick Gaseous Electron Multipliers (THGEM) in pure low-pressure Helium were investigated. This paper includes the effective gain dependence on pressure for different detector configurations (single-, double-, triple-cascade setup), long-term gain stability and energy resolution from tracks of 5.5 MeV alpha particles. Stable operational conditions and maximum detector gains of 10^4-10^7 have been achieved in pure Helium at pressure ranging from 100 torr up to 760 torr. Energy resolution of 6.65% (FWHM) for 690 keV of energy deposited by 5.5 MeV alpha particles at 350 torr was measured. The expected energy resolution for the full track is around 2.4% (FWHM). These results, together with the robustness of THGEM electrodes against spark damage, make THGEM structures highly competitive compared to other technologies considered for TPC applications in an active target operating with pure noble gases, requiring a high dynamic range and a wide operating pressure range down to few hundred torr.

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