MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRON-DRIFT VELOCITY IN COUNTER GAS-MIXTURES

被引:5
作者
ELHAKEEM, N
MATHIESON, E
机构
[1] Physics Department, The University, Leicester
来源
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS | 1979年 / 166卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0029-554X(79)90533-0
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A time-of-flight method has been developed for the measurement of electron drift velocity in typical counter gas mixtures over the range 0-2.0 V cm-1 torr-1. A special feature of the method is the use of a variable drift length in order to eliminate gross end effects. Experimental results, which have a reproducibility of 4%, are compared with theoretical calculations based on current cross-section data. © 1979.
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