Experimental ion mobility measurements in Xe-N2 mixtures

Abstract

In this paper we present the results for the ion mobility measurements made in gaseous mixtures of xenon (Xe) and nitrogen (N2) for low reduced electric fields (in the 15 Td to 30 Td range), at room temperature. The choice of reduced electric fields was guided by typical gaseous detector's demands. In the 0–100% range of Xe concentrations in the mixture, only one peak was observed which was attributed to Xe2+; in fact its mobility was found to follow Blanc's law. A typical time-of-arrival spectrum for 90% Xe and 10% N2 is shown. The reduced mobilities, obtained from the peaks, are calculated and presented in this paper.