Open AccessGas‐based detectors for synchrotron radiation
Author(s) -
Smith Graham C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049505033923
Subject(s) - detector , synchrotron radiation , gas electron multiplier , physics , position (finance) , optics , synchrotron , gas detector , flux (metallurgy) , emphasis (telecommunications) , optoelectronics , materials science , computer science , telecommunications , finance , economics , metallurgy
Gas‐filled detectors have played an important role in experiments at synchrotron sources for many years. Although other X‐ray detection technologies are gaining wider use, particularly with the higher flux of new sources, gas‐filled detectors are still well suited for specific experiments. This article describes some fundamental characteristics of gas‐filled detectors for X‐ray detection, with emphasis on position encoding, position resolution and linearity. Recently developed micropattern structures for achieving electron multiplication are described. Some applications of conventional wire chambers and micro‐pattern detectors are given.