Detection of Cherenkov Photons with Multi-Anode Photomultipliers
- Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matematicas, BUAP, Puebla Pue., 72570 (Mexico)
- Institute of Physics and Mathematics, University of Michoacan, Edificio C3, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Mich., 58040 (Mexico)
The present paper describes the laboratory course given at the X Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields. We describe the setup and procedure used to measure the Cherenkov circles produced by cosmic muons upon traversal of a simple glass radiator system. The main purpose of this exercise is to introduce the students to work with multi-anode photomultipliers such as the one used for this experiment (Hamamatsu R5900-M64), with which measurements requiring position sensitive detection of single photons can be successfully performed. We present a short introduction to multi-anode photomultipliers (MAPMT) and describe the setup and the procedure used to measure the response of a MAPMT to a uniform source of light. Finally, we describe the setup and procedure used to measure the Cherenkov circles produced by cosmic muons upon traversal of a simple glass radiator system.
- OSTI ID:
- 20888220
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 857, Issue 1; Conference: 10. Mexican workshop on particles and fields, Morelia, Michoacan (Mexico), 6-12 Nov 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2359247; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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