Variation of energy linearity and w value in gaseous xenon radiation detectors for X-rays in the 0.1 to 25 KeV energy range: a Monter Carlo simulation study
| Autor: | C.A.N. Conde, F.P. Santos, A.D. Stauffer, T.H.V.T. Dias |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Range (particle radiation) Photon Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Monte Carlo method chemistry.chemical_element Electron Particle detector Auger Xenon chemistry Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters Atomic physics Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0168-9002 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0168-9002(91)90203-3 |
| Popis: | For X-ray photon energies in the range E = 0.1 to 25 keV, a calculation of the mean energy to produce an electron-ion pair, w, in gaseous xenon, and the average number of primary electrons produced, N , is carried out, using a detailed Monte Carlo simulation. We found that the curve N (E) is a nonlinear function, with sharp steps close to the xenon absorption edges. Moreover, w was found to be energy dependent, with values ranging from 21.7 to 24.6 eV. An interpretation of the calculated result is made in terms of the contribution of the different subshells for photoelectron and Auger/Coster-Kronig electron production. |
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