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Record 1 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The Transition Radiation Detector ... consists of six polyethylene fiber radiator blankets, each with a multi-wire proportional chamber MWPC (filled with a Xenon-methane gas mixture) attached underneath. When a charged particle travels through an interface between materials of different dielectric constants, radiation (in the form of X-rays) is generated with an intensity proportional to the relativistic Lorentz factor gamma of the particle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique atomique

Spanish

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