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MHSP in reversed-biased operation mode for ion blocking in gas-avalanche multipliers

J. F. C. A. Veloso, F. Amaro, J. M. Maia, A. V. Lyashenko, A. Breskin, R. Chechik, J. M. F. dos Santos, O. Bouianov, M. Bouianov

physics.ins-detarXiv:physics/0503237

Abstract

We present recent results on the operation of gas-avalanche detectors comprising a cascade of gas electron multipliers (GEMs) and Micro-Hole and Strip Plates (MHSPs) multiplier operated in reversed-bias (R-MHSP) mode. The operation mechanism of the R-MHSP is explained and its potential contribution to ion-backflow (IBF) reduction is demonstrated. IBF values of 4E-3 were obtained in cascaded R-MHSP and GEM multipliers at gains of about 1E+4, though at the expense of reduced effective gain in the first R- MHSP multiplier in the cascade.

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