A high-pressure MWPC detector for crystallography

F. Ortuno-Prados; A. Bazzano; A. Berry; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; C. Hall; W. Helsby; R. Lewis; B. Parker; P. Ubertini

A high-pressure MWPC detector for crystallography

F. Ortuno-Prados, A. Bazzano, A. Berry, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, C. Hall, W. Helsby, R. Lewis, B. Parker, P. Ubertini

National Space Institute

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Abstract

The application of the Multi-Wire Proportional Counter (MWPC) as a potential detector for protein crystallography and other wide-angle diffraction experiments is presented. Electrostatic problems found with our large area MWPC when operated at high pressure are discussed. We suggest that a solution to these problems is to use a glass micro-strip detector in place of the wire frames. The characteristics of a high-pressure Micro-Strip Gas Chamber (MSGC) tested in the laboratory are presented.

Original language	English
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	420
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	446-452
ISSN	0168-9002
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

MWPC detector
protein crystallography
micro-strip gas chamber

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A high-pressure MWPC detector for crystallography. / Ortuno-Prados, F.; Bazzano, A.; Berry, A.; Budtz-Jørgensen, Carl; Hall, C.; Helsby, W.; Lewis, R.; Parker, B.; Ubertini, P.

In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 420, No. 3, 1999, p. 446-452.

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