GEM (detector)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:application X-ray imaging
particle identification
tracking charged particles
gptkbp:category detector technology
particle physics instrumentation
gptkbp:feature good spatial resolution
high rate capability
flexible geometry
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gas_Electron_Multiplier
gptkbp:furColor copper
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GEM (detector)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1997
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Fabio_Sauli
gptkbp:material polyimide (Kapton) foil
gptkbp:operatingSystem ~400V per GEM foil
gptkbp:principle amplifies electrons in gas using thin polymer foil with holes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Micromegas_detector
gptkb:Micro_Pattern_Gas_Detectors
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:CERN
gptkb:ALICE_experiment
gptkb:LHCb_experiment
gptkb:COMPASS_experiment
nuclear physics
medical imaging
high-energy physics experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GEM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6