First attempts to combine capillary tubes with photocathodes

We describe our efforts to combine glass capillary plates, operating as a gas amplification structure at approximately 1 atm, with photocathodes sensitive to visible light. Such capillary tubes are a by-product of the manufacture of Microchannel Plates and are commercially available. Preliminary tests indicate that gas gains >103 could be achieved without photon feedback. With two capillary plates in tandem (double-step multiplication) overall gains up to 105 were possible at counting rate <100 Hz/mm2. This approach may open new possibilities for detection of visible photons by gaseous detectors. Potential advantages are: high gains, large sensitive area, high granularity, and insensitivity to magnetic fields.

Authors
Peskov V.1, 5 , Silin E.2 , Sokolova T.3 , Radionov I.2, 4
Number of issue
1
Language
English
Pages
492-501
Status
Published
Volume
433
Year
1999
Organizations
  • 1 NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, United States
  • 2 Institute of Applied Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 3 University for Friendship between Nations, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 4 'Reagent' Research and Development Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 5 Physics Department in Frescati, Royal Institute of Technology, Frescativagen 24, S-10405 Stockholm, Sweden
Keywords
Amplification; Capillary tubes; Magnetic fields; Photocathodes; Photons; Double step multiplication; Particle detectors
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