Title :
Temperature effect on the performance characteristics of beta rays open air corona streamer counter
Author :
Fouad, Laila Fikri ; El-Hazek, Saher Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Nucl. Res. Center, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
An open-air, three-electrode corona streamer counter with a preamplification gap has been utilized for detecting weakly ionizing beta rays. The effect of temperature on the beta particle corona counter performance is studied. A theoretical model is used to study the effect of temperature on counter operating voltage and beta-particle-triggered corona pulse characteristics. The effects on the counter energy response are explained. A compensation method for the errors due to temperature effects is suggested. All the theoretical findings were confirmed by experiments
Keywords :
beta-ray detection and measurement; corona; spark gaps; beta particle corona counter; beta-particle-triggered corona pulse; errors compensation; open-air; performance characteristics; preamplification gap; temperature effects; theoretical model; three-electrode corona streamer counter; weakly ionizing beta rays; Beta rays; Corona; Counting circuits; Electrodes; Electrons; Instruments; Power engineering and energy; Sparks; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0635-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1992.244375
