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On the evaluation of silicon photomultipliers for use as photosensors in liquid xenon detectors

Journal Article · · Journal of Instrumentation
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  1. Nuclear Science and Security Consortium
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Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are potential solid-state alternatives to traditional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for single-photon detection. In this paper, we report on evaluating SensL MicroFC-10035-SMT SiPMs for their suitability as PMT replacements. The devices were successfully operated in a liquid-xenon detector, which demonstrates that SiPMs can be used in noble element time projection chambers as photosensors. The devices were also cooled down to 170 K to observe dark count dependence on temperature. Here, no dependencies on the direction of an applied 3.2 kV/cm electric field were observed with respect to dark-count rate, gain, or photon detection efficiency.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Nuclear Science and Security Consortium
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003180
OSTI ID:
1405176
Journal Information:
Journal of Instrumentation, Journal Name: Journal of Instrumentation Journal Issue: 03 Vol. 13; ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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