A wall-less Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter as connecting bridge from microdosimetry to nanodosimetry
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108729
Abstract: Abstract The deep understanding of the interaction between ionizing radiation and soft tissue is of fundamental for radiotherapy and hadron therapy. The complexity of the damage caused by radiation and its biological effectiveness depends on… read more here.
Keywords: wall less; tissue equivalent; proportional counter; nanodosimetry ... See more keywords
Incorporation of an Amptek Silicon Drift Detector into a Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometer (WDS) Replacing the Gas Flow Proportional Counter
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927617005906
Abstract: The Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) instrument has been around for a long time, which utilises the X-ray Microanalysis techniques of Wavelength Dispersive and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (WDS and EDS). The WDS design has not… read more here.
Keywords: wavelength dispersive; gas flow; gas; proportional counter ... See more keywords
Reasons to Replace a Proportional Counter (PC) in the Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometer (WDS) with a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD)
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927620015779
Abstract: Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) has been around for well over 50 years and is still widely used today for elemental composition of a material and determining the distribution of elements and their concentrations within a… read more here.
Keywords: wavelength dispersive; wds; counter wavelength; replace proportional ... See more keywords
A sparkless resistive glass correction electrode for the spherical proportional counter
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/p11006
Abstract: A new anode support structure for the spherical proportional counter is presented that incorporates a resistive correction electrode made of glass. This electrode improves the electric field homogeneity versus angle while suppressing the probability and… read more here.
Keywords: spherical proportional; glass; correction; correction electrode ... See more keywords