Abstract
A fast, hydrodynamic numerical model has been developed on the COMSOL Multiphysics platform to simulate the evolution and dynamics of charged particles in gaseous ionization detectors based on the Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEM). Effects of using two-dimensional (2D), 2D axisymmetric and three-dimensional (3D) models of the detectors have been analyzed to choose the optimum configuration. The chosen model has been used to follow the entire operating regime of single, double and triple GEM detectors, including avalanche and streamer mode operations. The accumulation of space charge, its contribution towards the distortion of the applied electric field and production of streamers have been investigated in fair detail using the optimized model.
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