Abstract
The charge transfer properties of a gas electron multiplier (GEM) were systematically investigated over a broad range of electric field configurations. The electron collection efficiency and the charge sharing were found to depend on the external fields, as well as on the GEM voltage. The electron collection efficiency increased with the collection field up to 90%, but was essentially independent of the drift field strength. A double conical GEM has a 10% gain increase with time due to surface charging by avalanche ions whereas this effect was eliminated with the cylindrical GEM. The positive-ion feedback is also estimated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 326-329 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology |
Volume | 41 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2004 |
Keywords
- Charge sharing
- Electron collection efficiency
- Gas electron multiplier
- Surface charging