| Abstract: | Gas electron multiplier(GEM) detectors have been used in cosmic muon scattering tomography and neutron imaging over the last decade.In this work,a triple GEM device with an effective readout area of 10 cm x10 cm is developed,and a method of discriminating between cosmic muons and X-rays based on rise time is tested.The energy resolution of the GEM detector is tested by ~(55)Fe ray source to prove the GEM detector has a good performance.Analysis of the complete signal-cycles allows us to get the rise time and pulse heights.The experiment result indicates that cosmic muons and X-rays can be discriminated with an appropriate rise time threshold. |
