Title of article
Energy and active volume calibration of Xe-filled proportional counters in the 1 to 10 KeV range
Author/Authors
Schanda، نويسنده , , Ulrich and Urban، نويسنده , , Andreas، نويسنده ,
Pages
7
From page
79
To page
85
Abstract
Proportional counters (PC), containing xenon as a component of the counting gas, can be calibrated in the energy range of 1 to 10 keV by means of an external cerium-X-ray source. Three composite peaks emerge at 1.1, 5.1 and 9.8 keV. Additionally the gas gain along the anode wire can be scanned by collimating the cerium-X-ray source, thus the actual active volume of the PC can be determined. This calibration method is used in the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment.
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
1999398
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