VLPC characterization

Journal Article · Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56978· OSTI ID:21199301

Bross, A; Gruenendahl, S; Lincoln, D ^[1]; Choi, S ^[2]; Geurkov, G ^[3]; Ruchti, R; Warchol, J; Wayne, M ^[4]

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1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (United States)
2. Seoul National University (Korea, Republic of)
3. University of Rochester (United States)
4. University of Notre Dame (United States)

We present the results of the study of quantum efficiency and gain of Visible Light Photon Counters (VLPC) at high counting rates, expected in their application as readout detectors of the scintillating fiber tracker in the Doe detector. At a projected maximum rate of 10{center_dot}10{sup 6} photoelectrons/sec, the VLPC quantum efficiency only decreases to 97% of its maximum value. Since other applications may involve higher counting rates, we present data up to rates of 90{center_dot}10{sup 6} photoelectrons/sec.

• OSTI ID: 21199301
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 450, Issue 1; Conference: SCIFI97: 3. conference on scintillating and fiber detectors, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 2-6 Nov 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56978; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COUNTING RATES
EVALUATION
GAIN
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
OPTICAL FIBERS
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PARTICLE TRACKS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTONS
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
RADIATION DETECTION
READOUT SYSTEMS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
VISIBLE RADIATION