Advanced Ionization Chambers for Radiation Detection

Radiation detection technology has international attention for its importance in solving issues such as nuclear proliferation homeland security and study­ing physics from the grand scale of the cosmos to the diminutive world of subatomic particles. The last decade has produced myriad exciting develop­ments in materials designs and data processing.This book examines performance enhancements in ionization chambers for radiation detection applications suggesting advanced designs to provide new capabilities. High-pressure xenon ionization chambers are the focus of this work although the techniques discussed are applicable to a broad range of radiation detectors. A new electrode design is proposed and the reader is walked through an optimization study position-sensing methodology and detailed techniques to understand performance limitations and potential im­provements.This book will be of interest to expert scientists and engineers as a pre­sentation of novel techniques but the content is also valuable as a step-by-step guide for newcomers to the field of radiation detection interested in learning how to design optimize and characterize detectors.