Recent Progress in the Development and Applications of Microgap and Micro-pattern Gaseous Detectors

by Vlademir Peskov (Particle Physics, KTH)

Thursday 22 Jan 2004, 10:00 → 11:00 Europe/Stockholm

Recently, a new family of detectors of photons and particles was developed-the so called gaseous micro-pattern detectors. The main feature of these detectors is the new geometry of the avalanche multiplication structure which allows one to have a high (~100 micron) position resolution to be achieved. This new structure is usually manufactured by micro electronics technology. In the last few years microgap gaseous detectors also received a lot of attention. These detectors are spark protected and have an extremely high position (30 micron) and time (50 ps) resolutions. We will describe the recent trends in the development and applications of the micro-pattern and the microgap detectors and the role which the KTH particle research groups play in their development