Liquid ionization chambers at room temperatures

Abstract

The status of ionization chambers using liquids at room temperature is described with the aim of applying these detectors in particle and astroparticle physics. Most of the relevant knowledge that exists in radiation chemistry on liquids showing fast electron conduction is briefly collected and the appropriate theoretical models are summarized. Finally, the work of research and development in the field of this new detector technique is reviewed and its applicability in future experimental detectors briefly examined.