Photodetector timing research at Fermilab

Ramberg, E.; Ronzhin, A.; Albrow, M.; Los, S.; Pranko, A.; Malik, S.; Zatserklyaniy, A.

doi:10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.4.29

Title: Photodetector timing research at Fermilab

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We describe here the outlines of research undertaken by Fermilab into timing characteristics of photodetectors. We describe our experimental method and give benchtop results on the timing resolution of micro-channel plate photomultipliers (MCP-PMT) and silicon photomultipliers (SiPM). In addition, we describe results of various configurations of these detectors, along with quartz radiators, in particle test beams at Fermilab. Results for timing of scintillator light using the DRS4 high speed digitizer are also presented.

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Ramberg, E. ^[1]; Ronzhin, A. ^[1]; Albrow, M. ^[1]; Los, S. ^[1]; Pranko, A. ^[1]; Malik, S. ^[2]; Zatserklyaniy, A. ^[3]

Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Rockefeller Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)

Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1407102

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Acta Physica Polonica. Series B, Proceedings Supplement

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Workshop on Timing Detectors, Krakow (Poland), 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2010; Journal ID: ISSN 1899-2358

Publisher:: Jagiellonian University

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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                    Ramberg, E., Ronzhin, A., Albrow, M., Los, S., Pranko, A., Malik, S., and Zatserklyaniy, A. Photodetector timing research at Fermilab.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Ramberg, E., Ronzhin, A., Albrow, M., Los, S., Pranko, A., Malik, S., & Zatserklyaniy, A. Photodetector timing research at Fermilab.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.4.29

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                    Ramberg, E., Ronzhin, A., Albrow, M., Los, S., Pranko, A., Malik, S., and Zatserklyaniy, A. Sat .  
"Photodetector timing research at Fermilab".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.4.29.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1407102.

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  title        = {Photodetector timing research at Fermilab},

  author       = {Ramberg, E. and Ronzhin, A. and Albrow, M. and Los, S. and Pranko, A. and Malik, S. and Zatserklyaniy, A.},

  abstractNote = {We describe here the outlines of research undertaken by Fermilab into timing characteristics of photodetectors. We describe our experimental method and give benchtop results on the timing resolution of micro-channel plate photomultipliers (MCP-PMT) and silicon photomultipliers (SiPM). In addition, we describe results of various configurations of these detectors, along with quartz radiators, in particle test beams at Fermilab. Results for timing of scintillator light using the DRS4 high speed digitizer are also presented.},

  doi          = {10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.4.29},

  journal      = {Acta Physica Polonica. Series B, Proceedings Supplement},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 4,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011},

  month        = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011}

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