A first mass production of gas electron multipliers

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• 作者：Barbeau ; P.S. ; Collar ; J.I. ; Geissinger ; J.D. ; Miyamoto ; J. ; Shipsey ; I. ; Yang ; R.
• 关键词：29.40.&minus ; n ; 29.40.Cs ; 29.40.Gx ; 95.55.Vj ; 85.60.Ha ; GEM ; Radiation detectors ; Gas-filled detectors
• 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：December 11, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：515
• 期：3
• 页码：439-445
• 全文大小：487 K

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We report on the manufacture of a first batch of approximately 2000 Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) using 3M's fully automated roll-to-roll flexible circuit production line. This process allows low-cost, reproducible fabrication of a high volume of GEMs of dimensions up to 30×30cm². First tests indicate that the resulting GEMs have optimal properties as radiation detectors. Production techniques and preliminary measurements of GEM performance are described. This now demonstrated industrial capability should help further establish the prominence of micropattern gas detectors in accelerator-based and non-accelerator particle physics, imaging and photodetection.