Open AccessMultiwire Gas Proportional Counters: Decrepit Antiques or ClassicPerformers?
Author(s) -
Lewis R.
Publication year - 1994
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/s090904959400693x
Subject(s) - synchrotron radiation , detector , physics , diffraction , optics , current (fluid) , radiation , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , engineering , thermodynamics
An overview of the operational characteristics of multiwire gas proportional counters is given with particular reference to their use in X‐ray diffraction. Their strengths and weaknesses are analysed and it is demonstrated that these devices are able to offer a combination of features that is unique. Some examples of synchrotron radiation experiments performed with gas detectors are used to illustrate their performance, and finally, the current status of development and prospects for the future development of gas detectors are reviewed.