Investigation of a hybrid structure gaseous detector for ion backflow suppression suppression

A new concept for ion backflow suppression in future time projection chamber with Micropattern Gas Detectors readout is presented. It is a hybrid structure cascaded Gas Electron Multiplier with Micromegas with the goal to reduce ion backflow from the amplification region towards the drift volume. Gas Electron Multiplier also acting as a preamplifer and shares gas gain with Micromegas. In this way a lower voltage difference has to be applied to the Micromegas and risk of sparking is reduced. Feasibility tests for the hybrid detector is performed using an $^{55}$Fe X-ray source to evaluate the energy resolution, its gain properties and the ion backflow. %The properties of this novel structure in terms of gain and ion backflow are investigated. The energy resolution is better than 27$\%$ FWHM for 5.9 keV X-rays. It is demonstrated that at a gain up to 6000, a backflow ratio less than 0.3$\%$ is reachable in the hybrid readout structure.