Development of a plasma panel muon detector

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.076
• Publication Date: 2010-08-11T09:10:21Z
• Authors: D.S. Levin; R. Ball; J.R. Beene; Y. Benhammou; J.W. Chapman; T. Dai; E. Etzion; P.S. Friedman; M. Ben Moshe; Y. Silver; R.L. Varner; C. Weaverdyck; S. White; B. Zhou
• Keywords: Plasma display; Flat panel detector; SIGNAL (programming language); Particle detector

Abstract A radiation detector technology based on plasma display panels (PDPs), the underlying engine of panel plasma television displays, is being investigated. Emerging from this well-established television technology is the Plasma Panel Sensor (PPS), a novel variant of the micro-pattern radiation detector. The PPS is fundamentally a fast, high-resolution detector comprised of an array of plasma discharge cells, operating in a hermetically sealed gas mixture. We report on the PPS development effort, including proof-of-principle results of laboratory signal observations.