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

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dc.contributor.advisorOberlack, Uwe
dc.creatorVargas, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:05:24Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:05:24Z
dc.date.issued2004
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.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2004 VARGAS
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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17739
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAstronomy
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectRadiation
dc.subjectParticle physics
dc.subjectElementary particles
dc.subjectHigh energy physics
dc.titleExperimental setup for the operation of gas electron multipliers in liquid-gas xenon detectors
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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