Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers

Artikov, Akram; Baranov, Vladimir; Blazey, Gerald C.; Chen, Ningshun; Chokheli, Davit; Davydov, Yuri; Dukes, E. Craig; Dychkant, Alexsander; Ehrlich, Ralf; Francis, Kurt; Frank, M. J.; Glagolev, Vladimir; Group, Craig; Hansen, Sten; Magill, Stephen; Oksuzian, Yuri; Pla-Dalmau, Anna; Rubinov, Paul; Simonenko, Aleksandr; Song, Enhao; Stetzler, Steven; Wu, Yongyi; Uzunyan, Sergey; Zutshi, Vishnu

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.023

Title: Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers

Abstract

Photoelectron yields of extruded scintillation counters with titanium dioxide coating and embedded wavelength shifting fibers read out by silicon photomultipliers have been measured at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility using 120 GeV protons. The yields were measured as a function of transverse, longitudinal, and angular positions for a variety of scintillator compositions, reflective coating mixtures, and fiber diameters. Timing performance was also studied. These studies were carried out by the Cosmic Ray Veto Group of the Mu2e collaboration as part of their R&D program.

Publication Date:: Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); Science and Technology Facilities Council; Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation; National Science Foundation (NSF); Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres; European Union - Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme

Contributing Org.:: Mu2e Collaboration

OSTI Identifier:: 1420560

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1395488; OSTI ID: 1562934

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-17-386-PPD; arXiv:1709.06587
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; S0168900218301773; PII: S0168900218301773

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Volume: 890 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; cosmic; mu2e; muon; photomultipliers; scintillator; veto

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                    Artikov, Akram, Baranov, Vladimir, Blazey, Gerald C., Chen, Ningshun, Chokheli, Davit, Davydov, Yuri, Dukes, E. Craig, Dychkant, Alexsander, Ehrlich, Ralf, Francis, Kurt, Frank, M. J., Glagolev, Vladimir, Group, Craig, Hansen, Sten, Magill, Stephen, Oksuzian, Yuri, Pla-Dalmau, Anna, Rubinov, Paul, Simonenko, Aleksandr, Song, Enhao, Stetzler, Steven, Wu, Yongyi, Uzunyan, Sergey, and Zutshi, Vishnu. Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers.  Netherlands: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Artikov, Akram, Baranov, Vladimir, Blazey, Gerald C., Chen, Ningshun, Chokheli, Davit, Davydov, Yuri, Dukes, E. Craig, Dychkant, Alexsander, Ehrlich, Ralf, Francis, Kurt, Frank, M. J., Glagolev, Vladimir, Group, Craig, Hansen, Sten, Magill, Stephen, Oksuzian, Yuri, Pla-Dalmau, Anna, Rubinov, Paul, Simonenko, Aleksandr, Song, Enhao, Stetzler, Steven, Wu, Yongyi, Uzunyan, Sergey, & Zutshi, Vishnu. Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.023

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                    Artikov, Akram, Baranov, Vladimir, Blazey, Gerald C., Chen, Ningshun, Chokheli, Davit, Davydov, Yuri, Dukes, E. Craig, Dychkant, Alexsander, Ehrlich, Ralf, Francis, Kurt, Frank, M. J., Glagolev, Vladimir, Group, Craig, Hansen, Sten, Magill, Stephen, Oksuzian, Yuri, Pla-Dalmau, Anna, Rubinov, Paul, Simonenko, Aleksandr, Song, Enhao, Stetzler, Steven, Wu, Yongyi, Uzunyan, Sergey, and Zutshi, Vishnu. Tue .  
"Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.023.

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@article{osti_1420560,

  title        = {Photoelectron yields of scintillation counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers read out with silicon photomultipliers},

  author       = {Artikov, Akram and Baranov, Vladimir and Blazey, Gerald C. and Chen, Ningshun and Chokheli, Davit and Davydov, Yuri and Dukes, E. Craig and Dychkant, Alexsander and Ehrlich, Ralf and Francis, Kurt and Frank, M. J. and Glagolev, Vladimir and Group, Craig and Hansen, Sten and Magill, Stephen and Oksuzian, Yuri and Pla-Dalmau, Anna and Rubinov, Paul and Simonenko, Aleksandr and Song, Enhao and Stetzler, Steven and Wu, Yongyi and Uzunyan, Sergey and Zutshi, Vishnu},

  abstractNote = {Photoelectron yields of extruded scintillation counters with titanium dioxide coating and embedded wavelength shifting fibers read out by silicon photomultipliers have been measured at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility using 120 GeV protons. The yields were measured as a function of transverse, longitudinal, and angular positions for a variety of scintillator compositions, reflective coating mixtures, and fiber diameters. Timing performance was also studied. These studies were carried out by the Cosmic Ray Veto Group of the Mu2e collaboration as part of their R&D program.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.023},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 890,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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