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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nProgress in micro-fabrication technology has facilit
 ated the development of radiation detectors capable of economically coveri
 ng large detection\nvolumes with a low material budget. Besides their wide
 spread use in particle-physics and nuclear-physics experiments\, gaseous d
 etectors are\nemployed in many other fields: astro-particle research and a
 pplications. The invention of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD)\, in part
 icular the\nGas Electron Multiplier (GEM)\, the Micro-Mesh Gaseous Structu
 re (Micromegas)\, and more recently other micro pattern detector schemes\,
  offers the potential to develop new gaseous detectors with unprecedented 
 spatial resolution\, high rate capability\, large sensitive area\, operati
 onal stability and radiation hardness. Given these recent developments\, p
 article detection through the ionization of gas has resulted in large fiel
 ds of application in future upgrades of particle\, nuclear and astro-parti
 cle physics experiments. In my talk\, I will focus on MPGDs and their expl
 oitation in high-energy particle physics and societal applications such as
  medical imaging\, material science\, and homeland security.\n\nCo-sponsor
 ed by: TRIUMF\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Archana Sharma\, \n\nVirtual: https://even
 ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/246496
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/246496
ORGANIZER:ahmed.hussein@unbc.ca
SEQUENCE:5
SUMMARY:Micropattern Gas Detectors and their application in High Energy Phy
 sics and Beyond (Distinguished Lecture)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/246496
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract:</strong><br />Progress i
 n micro-fabrication technology has facilitated the development&nbsp\;of ra
 diation detectors capable of economically covering large detection<br />vo
 lumes with a low material budget. Besides their widespread use in&nbsp\;pa
 rticle-physics and nuclear-physics experiments\, gaseous detectors are<br 
 />employed in many other fields: astro-particle research and applications.
 &nbsp\;The invention of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD)\, in particular
  the<br />Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM)\, the Micro-Mesh Gaseous Structure
 &nbsp\;(Micromegas)\, and more recently other micro pattern detector schem
 es\,&nbsp\;offers the potential to develop new gaseous detectors with unpr
 ecedented&nbsp\;spatial resolution\, high rate capability\, large sensitiv
 e area\,&nbsp\;operational stability and radiation hardness. Given these r
 ecent&nbsp\;developments\, particle detection through the ionization of ga
 s has&nbsp\;resulted in large fields of application in future upgrades of 
 particle\,&nbsp\;nuclear and astro-particle physics experiments. In my tal
 k\, I will focus&nbsp\;on MPGDs and their exploitation in high-energy part
 icle physics and&nbsp\;societal applications such as medical imaging\, mat
 erial science\, and&nbsp\;homeland security.</p>
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