Published September 1, 1972
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Journal Article
Proportional counters for the localisation of ionising radiation
- Creators
- Hough, J.
- Drever, R. W. P.
Abstract
Gas proportional counters which can be used for the localisation of ionising radiation in one or two dimensions are described. The technique of charge division on a resistive electrode is used to obtain position information, this electrode being the anode in the linear detector. In two dimensions the counter signal is obtained in a new way - from two induction grids placed between the anode and the cathode, each grid providing position information in one direction. Application of the two dimensional counter for X-ray imaging is illustrated. These counters combine ease of readout with good spatial resolution; in the one dimensional detector the standard deviation of positron measurements can be 0.04% of the sensitive length.
Additional Information
© 1972 Elsevier B.V. Received 17 April 1972. we are greatly indebted to Mr. A. McKellar who carried out a large part of the development and building of the electronic circuits for this work, and to or workshop staff for the fabrication of detectors. We also wish to thank Prof. P. I. Dee for his interest and encouragement. One of us (J.H.) wishes to acknowledge financial support from the University of Glasgow for the period when this work was carried out.Additional details
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- 63745
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- University of Glasgow
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