DocumentCode :
851258
Title :
A complete simulation of a triple-GEM detector
Author :
Bonivento, W. ; Cardini, A. ; Bencivenni, G. ; Murtas, F. ; Pinci, D.
Author_Institution :
PPE Div., CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Volume :
49
Issue :
4
fYear :
2002
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1638
Lastpage :
1643
Abstract :
Since some years the gas electron multipliers (GEM)based detectors have been proposed for many different applications, in particular, in high-energy physics and astrophysics experiments and medical imaging. Many experimental measurements and tests have been performed to investigate their characteristics and performances. To achieve a better understanding of the behavior of this kind of detector the computer simulation is a very important tool. In this paper, a complete and detailed simulation of a triple-GEM-based detector is described. A method has been developed to take into account all the processes from the ionization mechanism up to the signal formation and electronic response. The results obtained are compared with experimental data and a very good agreement is achieved.
Keywords :
digital simulation; physics computing; proportional counters; astrophysics experiments; computer simulation; electronic response; high-energy physics; ionization mechanism; medical imaging; signal formation; triple gas electron multipliers based detectors; triple-GEM-based detector; Application software; Astrophysics; Biomedical imaging; Detectors; Electron multipliers; Extraterrestrial measurements; Medical simulation; Performance evaluation; Physics; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2002.805170
Filename :
1043406
Link To Document :
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