Experimental setup for the operation of gas electron multipliers in liquid-gas xenon detectors

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dc.contributor.advisorOberlack, Uween_US
dc.creatorVargas, Omaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:05:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:05:24Zen_US
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.description.abstractA setup for the realization of dual-phase experiments using xenon as the active medium in a radiation detector has been built. The setup consists of a gas purification system capable of achieving a purity of the gas in the ppb level and a chamber system consisting of an ionization chamber containing the sensitive elements and a cooling component used to reach cryogenic temperatures inside the chamber in the range of liquid xenon temperature. The main goal of the dual-phase experiments is the operation of gas electron multipliers (GEM) in a cryogenic environment similar to the conditions found in experiments aimed to detect the most promising candidate for dark matter, i.e. the lightest supersymmetric particle known as neutralino or WIMPS.en_US
dc.format.extent58 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2004 VARGASen_US
dc.identifier.citationVargas, Omar. "Experimental setup for the operation of gas electron multipliers in liquid-gas xenon detectors." (2004) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17739">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17739</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17739en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.subjectRadiationen_US
dc.subjectParticle physicsen_US
dc.subjectElementary particlesen_US
dc.subjectHigh energy physicsen_US
dc.titleExperimental setup for the operation of gas electron multipliers in liquid-gas xenon detectorsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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