A concise review on THGEM detectors

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dc.creatorBreskin, A.
dc.creatorAlon, R.
dc.creatorCortesi, M.
dc.creatorChechik, R.
dc.creatorMiyamoto, J.
dc.creatorDangendorf, V.
dc.creatorMaia, J.
dc.creatorSantos, J. M. F. Dos
dc.date2008-07-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:14:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:14:59Z
dc.descriptionWe briefly review the concept and properties of the Thick GEM (THGEM); it is a robust, high-gain gaseous electron multiplier, manufactured economically by standard printed-circuit drilling and etching technology. Its operation and structure resemble that of GEMs but with 5 to 20-fold expanded dimensions. The millimeter-scale hole-size results in good electron transport and in large avalanche-multiplication factors, e.g. reaching 10^7 in double-THGEM cascaded single-photoelectron detectors. The multiplier's material, parameters and shape can be application-tailored; it can operate practically in any counting gas, including noble gases, over a pressure range spanning from 1 mbar to several bars; its operation at cryogenic (LAr) conditions was recently demonstrated. The high gain, sub-millimeter spatial resolution, high counting-rate capability, good timing properties and the possibility of industrial production capability of large-area robust detectors, pave ways towards a broad spectrum of potential applications; some are discussed here in brief.
dc.description8 pages, 11 figures; Invited Review at INSTR08, Novosibirsk, Feb 28-March 5 2008
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.2026
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.2026
dc.identifierNucl.Instrum.Meth.A598:107-111,2009
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.08.062
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211380
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Detectors
dc.titleA concise review on THGEM detectors
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