Application of a wedge strip anode in micro-pattern gaseous detectors

The wedge strip anode （WSA） has been widely used in 2-D positiomsensitive detectors. A circular WSA with an effective diameter of 52 mm is successfully coupled to a tripe gas electron multiplier （GEM） detector through a simple resistive layer. A spatial resolution of 440 μm （FWHM） is achieved for a 10 kVp X-ray using 1 atm Ar：CO2=70：30 gas. The simple electronics of only three channels makes it very useful in applications strongly requiring simple interface design, e.g. sealed tubes and high pressure detectors.