Position-sensitive gaseous photomultipliers : research and applications

Tom Francke (Myon, Sweden), Vladimir Peskov (CERN, Switzerland)

"This book explores the advancement of gaseous detectors as applied for single photon detection, emphasizing emerging perspectives and new ways to apply gaseous detectors across research fields"--Provided by publisher.

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Year of publication:	[2016]
Authors:	Francke, Tom ; Peskov, Vladimir
Publisher:	Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (562 Seiten)
Series:	Advances in chemical and materials engineering (ACME) book series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers Mode of access: World Wide Web Conversion of UV and visible photons to photoelectrons -- Electron multiplication and electron multipliers -- Position-sensitive gaseous photomultipliers filled with photosensitive vapours -- Liquid photocathodes -- Early work on UV sensitive solid photocathodes for gaseous detectors -- CsI and Cs2Te photocathodes -- Gaseous detectors sensitive to visible light -- Alternative position sensitive photomultipliers -- Cherenkov light -- The history of Cherenkov detectors -- A NaF RICH counter -- Performance of the CAPRICE94 RICH detector during the 1994 balloon flight -- Performance of the CAPRICE98 balloon borne gas-RICH detector -- CsI-RICH detectors -- Other applications of photo-sensitive detectors Also available in print.
ISBN:	978-1-5225-0243-2 ; 978-1-5225-0242-5 ; 1-5225-0242-4
Other identifiers:	10.4018/978-1-5225-0242-5 [DOI]
Classification:	Sensorik
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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