Characterization and Commissioning of a Triple-GEM Detector
- Andrea Velásquez Moros
, - Héctor Fabio Castro Serrato
Abstract
We present in detail the characterization and commissioning of a triple Gas Electron Multiplier (triple-GEM)
detector. The response to various sources of radiation was studied, and its efficiency, gain, energy resolution,
and temporal resolution were calculated. We found an energy resolution of 19.5%, a temporal resolution of
40 ns., and a maximum gain of 5×106. We conclude that the detector can be confidently used in further
studies of medical dosimetry, since it is working in the proportional mode.
Keywords
Commissioning, Detector characterization, GEM detector, Particle detectors, Radioactivity, X-rays
Author Biography
Héctor Fabio Castro Serrato
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