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Characteristics of a high pressure gas proportional counter filled with xenonThe characteristics of a conventional cylindrical geometry proportional counter filled with high pressure xenon gas up to 10 atm. were fundamentally investigated for use as a detector in hard X-ray astronomy. With a 2 percent methane gas mixture the energy resolutions at 10 atm. were 9.8 percent and 7.3 percent for 22 keV and 60 keV X-rays, respectively. From calculations of the Townsend ionization coefficient, it is shown that proportional counters at high pressure operate at weaker reduced electric field than low pressure counters. The characteristics of a parallel grid proportional counter at low pressure showed similar pressure dependence. It is suggested that this is the fundamental reason for the degradation of resolution observed with increasing pressure.
Document ID
19930050380
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sakurai, H.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ramsey, B. D.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: In: EUV, X-ray, and gamma-ray instrumentation for astronomy II; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 24-26, 1991 (A93-34376 13-35)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
93A34377
Distribution Limits
Public
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