par Van Den Berg, F.D.;Daum, C.;Van Eijk, Bob;Hartjes, Fred F.G.;Udo, F.;Zhukov, Valéry 
Référence Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 401, 1, page (156-170)
Publication Publié, 1997-12
Référence Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 401, 1, page (156-170)
Publication Publié, 1997-12
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Micro Strip Gas Counters (MSGCs) with coated and uncoated borosilicate glass substrates have been investigated on their high rate capability and long-term gas gain stability. It is shown that the gain remains almost constant at count rates up to 105 mm-2 s-1 when a semiconductive layer of S8900 glass or polydiamond is applied under or over the strips. The application of such a coating also favours the gain stability at long-term operation. However, the maximum attainable gas gain for coated substrates is 4-10 times smaller than for bare borosilicate glass supports. For the latter substrate type, we observe less ageing when the strips are made of nickel instead of aluminium or copper. |
