A first mass production of gas electron multipliers
Published in:
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 515,3 (2003) 439-445;
Link to original published article:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.06.011
Abstract
We report on the manufacture of a first batch of approximately 2000 Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) using 3M's fully automated roll-to-roll flexible circuit production line. This process allows low-cost, reproducible fabrication of a high volume of GEMs of dimensions up to 30 x 30 cm(2). First tests indicate that the resulting GEMs have optimal properties as radiation detectors. Production techniques and preliminary measurements of GEM performance are described. This now demonstrated industrial capability should help further establish the prominence of micropattern gas detectors in accelerator-based and non-accelerator particle physics, imaging and photodetection. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
gem;; radiation detectors;; gas-filled detectors;; gaseous detectors;; gem;; micromegas;; efficient
Date of this Version
January 2003