Solid Krypton Emission Chamber

Bolozdynia, A.I.; Egorov, O. K.; Sokolov, L.I.; Miroshnichenko, V.P.; Rodionov, B.U.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-025029-8.50008-1

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“…An advantage of this approach is that it gives a powerful method for particle separation, because the ratio of these two signals depends on energy and other characteristics of the particles (or photons) [ 2]. Earlier, expensive photo-multipliers (PMTs) with window transparent to VUV were mostly used for the detection of the primary scintillation light (see [1][2][3] and references there in).…”

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Detection of the primary scintillation light from dense Ar, Kr and Xe with novel photosensitive gaseous detectors

Periale

Peskov

Carlson

et al. 2002

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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The detection of primary scintillation light in combination with the charge or secondary scintillation signals is an efficient technique to determine the events "t=0" as well as particle / photon separation in large mass TPC detectors filled with noble gases and/or condensed noble gases. The aim of this work is to demonstrate that costly photo-multipliers could be replaced by cheap novel photosensitive gaseous detectors: wire counters, GEM's or glass capillary tubes coupled with CsI photocathodes. We have performed systematic measurements with Ar, Kr and Xe gas at pressures in the range of 1-50 atm as well as some preliminary measurements with liquid Xe and liquid Ar. With the gaseous detectors we succeeded in detecting scintillation light produced by 22 keV X-rays with an efficiency of close to 100%. We also detected the scintillation light produced by β's (5 keV deposit energy) with an efficiency close to 25%. Successful detection of scintillation from 22 keV gamma's open new experimental possibilities not only for nTOF and ICARUS experiments, but also in others, like WIMP's search through nuclear recoil emission.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection of the primary scintillation light from dense Ar, Kr and Xe with novel photosensitive gaseous detectors

Periale

Peskov

Carlson

et al. 2002

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

123

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“…This signal can be used for several purposes; for example as a start signal for TPCs or for particles identification [1]. Relevant examples could be the Icarus experiment [2], LXe PET [3], high -pressure gamma detectors [4] or detectors for WIMP's search [5].…”

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confidence: 99%