Uniformity studies in large area triple-GEM based detectors

M. Abi Akl; O. Bouhali; A. Castaneda; Y. Maghrbi; T. Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.06.026

Uniformity studies in large area triple-GEM based detectors

M. Abi Akl
, O. Bouhali^*
, A. Castaneda
, Y. Maghrbi
, T. Mohamed

^*Corresponding author for this work

Division of Computing & Electrical Engineering

Texas A&M University at Qatar
American University of the Middle East

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Abstract

Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based detectors have been used in many applications since their introduction in 1997. Large areas, e.g. exceeding 30×30 cm², of GEM detectors are foreseen in future experiments which puts stringent requirements on the uniformity of response across the detection area. We investigate the effect of small variations of several parameters that could affect the uniformity. Parameters such as the anode pitch, the gas gap, the size and the shape of the holes are investigated. Simulation results are presented and compared to previous experimental data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	832
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.06.026
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

Finite Element Method (FEM)
Gain uniformity
Triple-GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier)

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