The Thick Gas Electron Multiplier and its derivatives: Physics, technologies and applications

S Bressler, L Moleri, A Jash, A Tesi… - Progress in particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) is a robust high-gain gas-avalanche
electron multiplier–a building block of a variety of radiation detectors. It can be manufactured …

Multi-layer thick gas electron multiplier (M-THGEM): A new MPGD structure for high-gain operation at low-pressure

M Cortesi, S Rost, W Mittig, Y Ayyad-Limonge… - Review of Scientific …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The operating principle and performances of the Multi-layer Thick Gaseous Electron
Multiplier (M-THGEM) are presented. The M-THGEM is a novel hole-type gaseous electron …

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RR Barbosa, MIM Sepúlveda, MU COSTA - Gestão da informação e do …, 2009 - core.ac.uk
In the final decades of the last century, Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors
established themselves as the most robust and reliable particle identification (PID) …

Towards THGEM UV-photon detectors for RICH: on single-photon detection efficiency in Ne/CH4 and Ne/CF4

CDR Azevedo, M Cortesi, AV Lyashenko… - Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The article deals with the detection efficiency of UV-photon detectors consisting of Thick Gas
Electron Multipliers (THGEM) coated with CsI photocathode, operated in atmospheric Ne/CH …

First studies with the Resistive-Plate WELL gaseous multiplier

A Rubin, L Arazi, S Bressler, L Moleri… - Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of first studies of the Resistive Plate WELL (RPWELL): a single-faced
THGEM coupled to a copper anode via a resistive layer of high bulk resistivity. We explored …

Measurements of charging-up processes in THGEM-based particle detectors

M Pitt, PMM Correia, S Bressler… - Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The time-dependent gain variation of detectors incorporating Thick Gas Electron Multipliers
(THGEM) electrodes was studied in the context of charging-up processes of the electrode's …

Electrical breakdown in Thick-GEM based WELL detectors

A Jash, L Moleri, S Bressler - Journal of instrumentation, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The occurrence of electrical discharges in gas detectors restricts their dynamic range and
degrades their performance. Among the different methods developed to mitigate discharge …

CsI-THGEM gaseous photomultipliers for RICH and noble-liquid detectors

A Breskin, V Peskov, M Cortesi, R Budnik… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2011 - Elsevier
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Further evaluation of a THGEM UV-photon detector for RICH–comparison with MWPC

V Peskov, M Cortesi, R Chechik… - Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The operation of single-, double-and triple-THGEM UV-detectors with reflective CsI
photocathodes (CsI-THGEM) in Ne/CH 4 and Ne/CF 4 mixtures was investigated in view of …

Development of a fast neutron imaging system for investigating two-phase flows in nuclear thermal–hydraulic phenomena: A status report

R Zboray, R Adams, M Cortesi, HM Prasser - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present paper gives an overview of the status of an ongoing project aiming at the
development of a fast neutron imaging system for investigating two-phase flows primarily in …