Title :
Developments of the Multistep Avalanche Chamber and Applications to the Detection of Far Ultraviolet Photons
Author :
Melchart, G. ; Charpak, G. ; Sauli, F.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
Recent experimental work on the multi-step avalanche chamber is reviewed, together with the first results of application of the device in the imaging of far ultraviolet Cerenkov photons emitted by fast particles.
Keywords :
Absorption; Charge transfer; Electrodes; Electrons; Gases; Image intensifiers; Ionization; Measurement standards; Sparks; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4330815
