Two-dimensional imaging triple-GEM detector with resistive anode readout

The resistive anode readout facilitates a good spatial resolution with a large reduction of the electronics channels. The application of such readout method on a 100×100mm2 triple-GEM detector is presented. The detector anode covers 88×88mm2 sensitive area and consists of 11×11 resistive cells with...

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Published in:Journal of instrumentation 2017-10, Vol.12 (10), p.P10008-P10008
Main Authors: Ju, X.D., Dong, M.Y., Zhao, Y.C., Zhou, C.X., Dong, J., Zhao, Y.B., Zhang, H.Y., OuYang, Q.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anodes
Channels
Electronics
Energy resolution
Nonuniformity
Sensors
Spatial resolution
X ray tubes
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Summary:The resistive anode readout facilitates a good spatial resolution with a large reduction of the electronics channels. The application of such readout method on a 100×100mm2 triple-GEM detector is presented. The detector anode covers 88×88mm2 sensitive area and consists of 11×11 resistive cells with the cell dimension of 8×8mm2. The detector has been tested by using a 55Fe source (5.9 keV) and an X-ray tube (8 keV). It is found that the spatial resolution (σ) is about 120μm with the intrinsic detector response better than 100μm. The position nonlinearity of the whole sensitive area is better than 3%. The energy resolution for 5.9 keV X rays is around 20% (FWHM) and the gain nonuniformity between different cells is better than 7%. The detector shows a quite good 2D imaging performance as well. Especially, the detector costs only half of the number of the electronics channels compared with that using the 2D strip readout.
ISSN:1748-0221
1748-0221
DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/12/10/P10008