Status of the Streamer Mode in Gas Detectors

V. I. Razin

Institute for Nuclear Researches, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/mi.2014.32002                

Abstract

This work shows the results of a streamer discharge mode studies in various gas detectors developed up-to-date. The results are based on a new experimental data from high-speed thin-gap gas detector application developments as well as on basic knowledge of multi-wire devices operations.

Keywords

Gaseous Detectors, Micropattern Gaseous Detectors (MSGC, GEM, THGEM, RETGHEM, MICROMEGAS, RPC, etc.)

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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