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Single photon detection with the multi-anode CLAS12 RICH detector

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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  1. Univ. of Ferrara (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Milano (Italy)
  2. Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Milano (Italy); Italian National Inst. of Health (Italy)
  4. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  5. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
  6. National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy)
  7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Sezione di Genova (Italy)
  8. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy)
  9. Univ. of Ferrara (Italy); National Inst. of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Frascati (Italy)
Recently, the first module of the hybrid-optics large-area CLAS12 RICH at JLab has been put into operation using for the first time the well known Hamamatsu H8500 MAPMT and the new single-photon dedicated H12700, for a total of about 400 MAPMTs and 25000 pixels. The photon detector must efficiently detect single photons in the visible and near-UV light region, provide a fast response for background rejection and pattern recognition, and have a spatial resolution of less than 1 cm over an area of ≈1 m2. Each front-end readout unit is composed of three electronic boards with specific tasks directly connected to groups of 2 or 3 sensors. The core of the readout is composed of MAROC3 and FPGA chips. The MAROC3 chip is able to discriminate the 64 signals from one MAPMT and to produce 64 corresponding binary outputs with 100% efficiency starting at a small fraction of the single-photon signal, while the FPGA chip provides 1 ns TDC capability with 8 μs maximum latency and acts as a DAQ controller. The system is created to be almost dead-time free at the foreseen 20 kHz CLAS12 trigger rate. The best working conditions for single-photon detection have been studied at laser stands, test beams, and with the JLab electron beam data. A report of the photon detector preparation, commissioning and operation is here discussed.
Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
1582383
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1636375
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/23177--4891; JLAB-PHY--19-2925
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Issue: C Vol. 952; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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The GlueX DIRC Program text January 2020
Installation and Commissioning of the GlueX DIRC preprint January 2020

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