Self-Quenching Streamers
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 29 (1) , 388-395
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1982.4335871
Abstract
Self quenching streamers in drift tubes have been observed both optically and electronically. The streamers of 150-200 μm width extend out from the anode wire to 1.5 to 3 mm at atmospheric pressures. Electronic measurements show that pulses with a rise time of 5 ns reach 30 mV directly into 50 Ω with a decay time of 40 ns at a two atmosphere pressure. Details of the experiments are discussed. There was no detectable residue on an anode wire after exposing it to 2 × 109 streamers for a 1 mm section.Keywords
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