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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Takeuchi, Y.
• Komiya, K.
• Tamagawa, T.
• Zhou, Y.

Titel

Development and properties of 100 mm-square size LTCC-GEM

Ist Teil von

• Journal of physics. Conference series, 2020-04, Vol.1498 (1), p.12011

Ort / Verlag

Bristol: IOP Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We developed a gas electron multiplier (GEM) that is highly reliable against discharge using a Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) as an insulating layer (LTCC-GEM). Because LTCC is an inorganic anti-carbonized material, LTCC-GEM is expected to be strong against breakdown. The gain properties of a single layer of 100 µm-thick LTCC-GEM with an effective area of 100 × 100 mm2 was evaluated in the gas mixture of 70% Ar and 30% CO2 at 1 atm. The maximum gain was approximately 3,500 at an applied voltage of 730 V and the gain variation was less than 3% over 14 hours of operation. In addition, the LTCC-GEM remained unbroken during the experiment despite more than 20,000 discharges at a high applied voltage of 730 V. We confirm that the LTCC-GEM is discharge-tolerant and has the same performance as traditional GEMs.