DocumentCode :
1390313
Title :
Advances in single-charge detectors and their applications
Author :
Chechik, R. ; Breskin, A. ; Garty, G. ; Shefer, E. ; Singh, B.K. ; Shchemelinin, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Particle Phys., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Volume :
47
Issue :
4
fYear :
2000
fDate :
8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1404
Lastpage :
1411
Abstract :
Modern gas avalanche detectors are instruments of choice for detecting single charges deposited in gas or emitted from thin solid radiation converters. We discuss principal factors governing the operation of gas avalanche photomultipliers, combining solid photocathodes with advanced micro-pattern gaseous multipliers and summarize the properties of UV photocathodes and film-protected photocathodes for the visible spectral range. We review recent progress and applications of single-charge counting detectors and discuss in some detail their application to nanodosimetry and its relevance to studies of radiation damage to DNA
Keywords :
DNA; cellular effects of radiation; dosimetry; particle detectors; photomultipliers; DNA; UV photocathodes; film-protected photocathodes; gas avalanche photomultipliers; nanodosimetry; photocathodes; radiation damage; single-charge counting detectors; single-charge detectors; Annealing; Cathodes; Elementary particle vacuum; Gas detectors; Impurities; Photomultipliers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Solids;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/23.872986
Filename :
872986
Link To Document :
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