Gas proportional scintillation counters for the /spl mu/p-Lamb shift experiment

Author

Veloso, J.F.C.A. ; Lopes, J.A.M. ; Conde, C.A.N. ; Freitas, E.D.C. ; Huot, O. ; Knowles, P. ; Kottmann, F. ; Mulhauser, F. ; dos Santos, J.M.F. ; Taqqu, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal

Volume

1

fYear

2001

Firstpage

254

Abstract

Large-area, 1.9-keV X-ray detectors operating in magnetic fields up to 5T are required for the /spl mu/p-Lamb shift experiment. Xenon gas proportional scintillation counters provide high detection efficiency together with good energy and timing resolutions. Three prototypes with alternative VUV-photosensors of the xenon scintillation light are explored and discussed: a CsI-coated microstrip plate either integrated within the xenon envelope or in a separate chamber in a P-10 atmosphere, and an avalanche photodiode integrated within the xenon envelope.

Keywords

Lamb shift; X-ray detection; gas scintillation detectors; muonic atoms; proportional counters; CsI; CsI-coated microstrip plate; P-10 atmosphere; X-ray detectors; Xe; Xe gas proportional scintillation counters; alternative VUV-photosensors; avalanche photodiode; energy resolutions; gas proportional scintillation counters; high detection efficiency; muonic hydrogen; timing resolutions; Atmosphere; Energy resolution; Magnetic fields; Microstrip; Prototypes; Scintillation counters; Solid scintillation detectors; Timing; X-ray detectors; Xenon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7324-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1008453

Filename

1008453