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A portable X-ray source for testing of TRD/ALICE radiators and chambers

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Portable X-ray sources were designed and produced for experimental study of radiator absorption uniformity and mapping of large-scale drift chamber gain. The tests are performed on-line with creation of the Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) for the ALICE experiment at CERN. The source is a key element of automatic scanner, and it produces X-ray photons in the energy range up to 10 keV with required intensity. The design and characteristics of the source are described.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

    E. M. Kislov, Yu. A. Panebrattsev, V. I. Yurevich & A. N. Zubarev

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  1. E. M. Kislov
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Correspondence to V. I. Yurevich.

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Kislov, E.M., Panebrattsev, Y.A., Yurevich, V.I. et al. A portable X-ray source for testing of TRD/ALICE radiators and chambers. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 6, 232–235 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477109030078

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