Title :
Characteristics of an optical imaging X-ray detector with a capillary plate
Author :
Saito, S. ; Sakurai, H. ; Kanase, G. ; Masuda, T. ; Gunji, S. ; Noma, M. ; Tsukahara, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Yamagata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We have successfully detected images of photoelectron tracks with energies of 22 keV and 30 keV due to X-ray of 109Cd and 241Am, utilizing an optical imaging gas detector with a CCD camera. By taking several tens of images for 22 keV and 30 keV and analysing the images, the lengths of the photoelectron tracks were, measured to be about 1.7 mm and 2.8 mm for 22 keV and 30 keV, respectively. They are comparable to the calculated ranges of the electrons in xenon gas
Keywords :
X-ray detection; photoemissive devices; transition radiation detectors; 22 keV; 30 keV; 109Cd; 241Am; Am; CCD camera; Cd; capillary plate; optical imaging X-ray detector; optical imaging gas detector; photoelectron tracks; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Electrons; Gas detectors; Image analysis; Length measurement; Optical imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4258-5
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672499
