Energy resolution in X-ray detecting micro-strip gas counters

Abstract

Systematic measurements of the energy resolution available from a Micro-Strip Gas Counter (MSGC) are presented. The effect of factors such as bias potential, gas filling and strip geometry on the energy resolution are examined in detail and related to a simple model. The geometry of the MSGC is adapted to permit “wall-less” detection of X-rays and this results in useful improvements in the pulse height spectra.

Authors

Bateman JE; Connolly JF; Derbyshire GE; Duxbury DM; Mir JA; Spill EJ; Stephenson R

Journal

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 484, No. 1-3, pp. 384–395