New Developments and Future Perspectives of Gaseous Detectors

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advancements in gaseous detectors, focusing on Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors like GEM and Micromegas, their novel integrations with CMOS technology, and expanding applications beyond high energy physics.

Contribution

It highlights recent developments in MPGDs, especially their integration with CMOS readouts and new applications across various scientific fields.

Findings

GEM and Micromegas are key MPGDs with high radiation resistance.

Integration with CMOS enables fine-granularity imaging.

Applications now extend to astrophysics, neutrino physics, and medical imaging.

Abstract

Gaseous detectors are fundamental components of all present and planned high energy physics experiments. Over the past decade two representatives (GEM, Micromegas) of the Micro-Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) concept have become increasingly important; the high radiation resistance and excellent spatial and time resolution make them an invaluable tool to confront future detector challenges at the next generation of colliders. Novel structures where GEM and Micromegas are directly coupled to the CMOS multi-pixel readout represent an exciting field and allow to reconstruct fine-granularity, two-dimensional images of physics events. Originally developed for the high energy physics, MPGD applications have expanded to astrophysics, neutrino physics, neutron detection and medical imaging.