Development of deep-UV sensitive MPPC for liquid xenon scintillation detector

Ootani, Wataru; Ieki, K.; Iwamoto, Toshiyuki; Kaneko, Daisuke; Mori, T.; Nakaura, S.; Nishimura, M.; Ogawa, S.; Sawada, R.; Shibata, Naoya; Uchiyama, Y.; Yoshida, Keisuke; Sato, Keisuke; Yamada, Ryuta

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.12.007

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“…However, the larger size of MPPCs could cause a larger dark count rate, larger gain non-uniformity, and larger capacitance (longer tail in the waveform, larger noise etc.) [130].…”

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The design of the MEG II experiment

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The MEG experiment, designed to search for the µ + → e + γ decay at a 10 −13 sensitivity level, completed datataking in 2013. In order to increase the sensitivity reach of the experiment by an order of magnitude to the level of 6 × 10 −14 for the branching ratio, a total upgrade, involving substantial changes to the experiment, has been undertaken, known as MEG II. We present both the motivation for the upgrade and a detailed overview of the design of the experiment and of the expected detector performance.

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“…However, the larger size of MPPCs could cause a larger dark count rate, larger gain non-uniformity, and larger capacitance (longer tail in the waveform, larger noise etc.) [130].…”

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“…Normal MPPCs have high efficiency peaking at 400 to 500 nm and in general no sensitivity for VUV light (here below 150 nm). For liquid xenon (LXe) scintillation light (wavelength of 175 nm), improved MPPCs have been developed and are already in practical stage used by MEG experiment [2]. A new MPPC, further extended the sensitivity to below 150 nm, is currently under development by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.…”

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Performance of VUV-sensitive MPPC for liquid argon scintillation light

Igarashi

Tanaka

Washimi

et al. 2016

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A new type of the Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC), sensitive to Vacuum Ultra-Violet (VUV) light (wavelength λ < 150 nm), is recently developed and produced by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.. The basic properties of the new MPPC are measured at cryogenic facility of Waseda university using liquid nitrogen. Temperature dependence of breakdown voltage, capacitance, and dark count rate of the MPPC are also evaluated. In addition, the absolute photon detection efficiency (PDE) for liquid argon (LAr) scintillation light (λ = 128 nm) for the latest model of MPPC is estimated to be 12% by using 241 Am α-ray source. Based on these basic measurements a possible application of the new MPPC to LAr detector for dark matter search is discussed.

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“…The fission fragment peak equivalent charge is determined with a Gaussian fit. The correction for parasitic charge is applied based on [7].…”

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“…The mean Poisson rate (∼2) is determined by the fraction of pedestal events. 6) Parasitic charge correction: Parasitic charge corrections for FBK-2010 and Hamamatsu-VUV devices are taken from published data ( [6] for FBK-2010 and [7] for Hamamatsu-VUV). In both cases, the correction takes into account the main sources of correlated noise: cross-talk and after-pulsing.…”

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Characterization of Silicon Photomultipliers for nEXO

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Auty

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IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) are attractive candidates for light detectors for next generation liquid xenon double-beta decay experiments, like nEXO. In this paper we discuss the requirements that the SiPMs must satisfy in order to be suitable for nEXO and similar experiments, describe the two test setups operated by the nEXO collaboration, and present the results of characterization of SiPMs from several vendors. In particular, we find that the photon detection efficiency at the peak of xenon scintillation light emission (175-178 nm) approaches the nEXO requirements for tested FBK and Hamamatsu devices. Additionally, the nEXO collaboration performed radioassay of several grams of bare FBK devices using neutron activation analysis, indicating levels of 40K, 232Th, and 238U of the order of <0.15, (6.9e10-4 - 1.3e10-2), and <0.11 mBq/kg, respectively.Comment: Version as accepted to Transaction of Nuclear Science. 12 pages, 15 figures (one figure removed following peer review), 8 tables (1 table added following peer review

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Development of deep-UV sensitive MPPC for liquid xenon scintillation detector

Cited by 25 publications

References 5 publications

The design of the MEG II experiment

The design of the MEG II experiment

Performance of VUV-sensitive MPPC for liquid argon scintillation light

Characterization of Silicon Photomultipliers for nEXO

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