A novel technique for the measurement of the avalanche fluctuations of a GEM stack using a gating foil

We have developed a novel technique for the measurement of the size of avalanche fluctuations of gaseous detectors using a gating device (gating foil) prepared for the time projection chamber in the international linear collider experiment (ILD-TPC). In addition to the gating function, the gating fo...

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Main Authors: Aoki, Y. (Author), Arai, D. (Author), Fujii, K. (Author), Fusayasu, T. (Author), Gros, P. (Author), Ikematsu, K. (Author), Iwamura, M. (Author), Kato, Y. (Author), Katsuki, K. (Author), Kawada, S. (Author), Kawaguchi, T. (Author), Kobayashi, M. (Author), Koto, A. (Author), Matsuda, T. (Author), Mizuno, T. (Author), Nakajima, J. (Author), Narita, S. (Author), Negishi, K. (Author), Ogawa, T. (Author), Qi, H. (Author), Settles, R.D (Author), Shoji, A. (Author), Sugiyama, A. (Author), Takahashi, T. (Author), Tian, J. (Author), Watanabe, T. (Author), Yonamine, R. (Author), Yoshikai, M. (Author), Yumino, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
Subjects:
GEM
TPC
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520 3 |a We have developed a novel technique for the measurement of the size of avalanche fluctuations of gaseous detectors using a gating device (gating foil) prepared for the time projection chamber in the international linear collider experiment (ILD-TPC). In addition to the gating function, the gating foil is capable of controlling the average fraction of drift electrons detected after gas amplification. The signal charge width and shape (skewness) for electron–ion pairs created by a pulsed UV laser as a function of the transmission rate of the gating foil can be used to determine the relative variance of gas gain for single electrons. We present the measurement principle and the result obtained using a stack of gas electron multipliers (GEMs) operated in a gas mixture of Ar-CF4(3%)-isobutane(2%) at atmospheric pressure. Also discussed is the influence of the avalanche fluctuations on the spatial resolution of the ILD-TPC. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. 
650 0 4 |a Atmospheric pressure 
650 0 4 |a Avalanche fluctuation 
650 0 4 |a Electron multipliers 
650 0 4 |a Electrons 
650 0 4 |a Gas electron multipliers 
650 0 4 |a Gaseous detectors 
650 0 4 |a Gases 
650 0 4 |a Gating foil 
650 0 4 |a GEM 
650 0 4 |a International Linear Collider 
650 0 4 |a Laser 
650 0 4 |a Measurements of 
650 0 4 |a Novel techniques 
650 0 4 |a Polya distribution 
650 0 4 |a Pulsed lasers 
650 0 4 |a Time projection chambers 
650 0 4 |a TPC 
700 1 |a Aoki, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Arai, D.  |e author 
700 1 |a Fujii, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Fusayasu, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Gros, P.  |e author 
700 1 |a Ikematsu, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Iwamura, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Kato, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Katsuki, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Kawada, S.  |e author 
700 1 |a Kawaguchi, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Kobayashi, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Koto, A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Matsuda, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Mizuno, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Nakajima, J.  |e author 
700 1 |a Narita, S.  |e author 
700 1 |a Negishi, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Ogawa, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Qi, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Settles, R.D.  |e author 
700 1 |a Shoji, A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Sugiyama, A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Takahashi, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Tian, J.  |e author 
700 1 |a Watanabe, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yonamine, R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yoshikai, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yumino, K.  |e author 
773 |t Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment