Wuppertal 2015 – scientific programme
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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik
T 4: Detektorsysteme I
T 4.7: Talk
Monday, March 9, 2015, 15:35–15:50, L.09.28 (HS 12)
The ceramic Gas Electron Multiplier — •Amir Tosson and Ivor Fleck for the LCTPC-Deutschland collaboration — Siegen University, Siegen, Germany
The Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) has been proven to fulfill the demands of high energy physics experiments. Effective gain and resistance to the electrical sparks are significant issues to be investigated.
A new type of GEM, made out of ceramic, has been produced and results from measurements with this type of GEM are presented. Advantages of ceramic material are its very good stability versus change in temperature and its electrical properties.
Using Ar−CO2(80−20 %) gas mixture and a X-ray source, the gain of the ceramic GEMs is measured and compared with the one for CERN GEMs. These results assure the possibility of using the ceramic GEMs for high-luminosity experiments. .