Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube
Over 5000 PMTs are being deployed at the South Pole to compose the IceCube neutrino observatory. Many are placed deep in the ice to detect Cherenkov light emitted by the products of high-energy neutrino interactions, and others are frozen into tanks on the surface to detect particles from atmospheri...
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ftunivbruxelles:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/118333 2023-05-15T18:22:35+02:00 Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube Aguilar Sanchez, Juan Antonio Bechet, Sabrina Bertrand, Daniel Labare, Mathieu Petrovic, Jéléna Swillens, Quentin 2010 1 full-text file(s): application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/118333 https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/118333/3/Elsevier_99175.pdf en eng uri/info:doi/10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.102 uri/info:scp/77957556888 https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/118333/3/Elsevier_99175.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/118333 1 full-text file(s): info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 618 Physique des particules élémentaires Cherenkov Cosmic rays Ice Neutrino PMT info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ulb-repo/semantics/articlePeerReview info:ulb-repo/semantics/openurl/article 2010 ftunivbruxelles 2022-06-12T21:20:32Z Over 5000 PMTs are being deployed at the South Pole to compose the IceCube neutrino observatory. Many are placed deep in the ice to detect Cherenkov light emitted by the products of high-energy neutrino interactions, and others are frozen into tanks on the surface to detect particles from atmospheric cosmic ray showers. IceCube is using the 10-in. diameter R7081-02 made by Hamamatsu Photonics. This paper describes the laboratory characterization and calibration of these PMTs before deployment. PMTs were illuminated with pulses ranging from single photons to saturation level. Parameterizations are given for the single photoelectron charge spectrum and the saturation behavior. Time resolution, late pulses and afterpulses are characterized. Because the PMTs are relatively large, the cathode sensitivity uniformity was measured. The absolute photon detection efficiency was calibrated using Rayleigh-scattered photons from a nitrogen laser. Measured characteristics are discussed in the context of their relevance to IceCube event reconstruction and simulation efforts. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. 0 SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole DI-fusion : dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) South Pole |
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Over 5000 PMTs are being deployed at the South Pole to compose the IceCube neutrino observatory. Many are placed deep in the ice to detect Cherenkov light emitted by the products of high-energy neutrino interactions, and others are frozen into tanks on the surface to detect particles from atmospheric cosmic ray showers. IceCube is using the 10-in. diameter R7081-02 made by Hamamatsu Photonics. This paper describes the laboratory characterization and calibration of these PMTs before deployment. PMTs were illuminated with pulses ranging from single photons to saturation level. Parameterizations are given for the single photoelectron charge spectrum and the saturation behavior. Time resolution, late pulses and afterpulses are characterized. Because the PMTs are relatively large, the cathode sensitivity uniformity was measured. The absolute photon detection efficiency was calibrated using Rayleigh-scattered photons from a nitrogen laser. Measured characteristics are discussed in the context of their relevance to IceCube event reconstruction and simulation efforts. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. 0 SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
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Aguilar Sanchez, Juan Antonio Bechet, Sabrina Bertrand, Daniel Labare, Mathieu Petrovic, Jéléna Swillens, Quentin |
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Aguilar Sanchez, Juan Antonio Bechet, Sabrina Bertrand, Daniel Labare, Mathieu Petrovic, Jéléna Swillens, Quentin |
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Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube |
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Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube |
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Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube |
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Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube |
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Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube |
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calibration and characterization of the icecube photomultiplier tube |
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Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 618 |
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