Title :
Development of a new type of imaging detector with capillary plate
Author :
Tsukahara, M. ; Sakurai, H. ; Saito, S. ; Noma, M. ; Gunji, S. ; Tamura, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Yamagata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a new type of proportional counter utilizing a capillary plate with the capability of fine imaging power. Light outputs of the CGPC (capillary gas proportional counter) due to gas proportional scintillation are investigated by an optical imaging apparatus featured an intensified CCD camera to the CGPC. We successfully detected a image of an α-particle track with a fill gas of xenon+5%methane. It indicates first evidence of the gas multiplication in a thin capillary. We describe in detail the light output of the CGPC and characteristics of the imaging due to the CGPC
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; alpha-particle detection; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; Xe; alpha-particle track; capillary gas proportional counter; capillary plate; fine imaging power; gas multiplication; gas proportional scintillation; imaging detector; intensified CCD camera; light outputs; methane; optical imaging apparatus; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Energy resolution; Magnetic field measurement; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Radiation detectors; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3534-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.590993
