Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance

A. Baldini; C. Bemporad; F. Cei; T. Doke; M. Grassi; A. A. Grebenuk; D. N. Grigoriev; T. Haruyama; K. Kasami; J. Kikuchi; A. Maki; T. Mashimo; S. Mihara; T. Mitsuhashi; T. Mori; D. Nicolò; H. Nishiguchi; W. Ootani; K. Ozone; A. Papa; R. Pazzi; S. Ritt; R. Sawada; F. Sergiampietri; G. Signorelli; S. Suzuki; K. Terasawa; M. Yamashita; S. Yamashita; T. Yoshimura; Yu Yuri

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.029

Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance

A. Baldini
, C. Bemporad
, F. Cei
, T. Doke
, M. Grassi
, A. A. Grebenuk
, D. N. Grigoriev
, T. Haruyama
, K. Kasami
, J. Kikuchi
, A. Maki
, T. Mashimo
, S. Mihara
, T. Mitsuhashi
, T. Mori
, D. Nicolò
, H. Nishiguchi
, W. Ootani
, K. Ozone
, A. Papa

R. Pazzi, S. Ritt, R. Sawada, F. Sergiampietri, G. Signorelli, S. Suzuki, K. Terasawa, M. Yamashita, S. Yamashita, T. Yoshimura, Yu Yuri

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An 800 l liquid xenon scintillation γ-ray detector is being developed for the MEG experiment which will search for μ+→e+γ decay at the Paul Scherrer Institut. Absorption of scintillation light of xenon by impurities might possibly limit the performance of such a detector. We used a 100 l prototype with an active volume of 372×372×496mm3 to study the scintillation light absorption. We have developed a method to evaluate the light absorption, separately from elastic scattering of light, by measuring cosmic rays and α sources. By using a suitable purification technique, an absorption length longer than 100 cm has been achieved. The effects of the light absorption on the energy resolution are estimated by Monte Carlo simulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	753-764
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	545
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.029
Publication status	Published - 2005 Jun 21
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Calorimeter
Liquid xenon
Purification
Scintillation detector

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Baldini, A., Bemporad, C., Cei, F., Doke, T., Grassi, M., Grebenuk, A. A., Grigoriev, D. N., Haruyama, T., Kasami, K., Kikuchi, J., Maki, A., Mashimo, T., Mihara, S., Mitsuhashi, T., Mori, T., Nicolò, D., Nishiguchi, H., Ootani, W., Ozone, K., ... Yuri, Y. (2005). Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 545(3), 753-764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.029

Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance. / Baldini, A.; Bemporad, C.; Cei, F. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 545, No. 3, 21.06.2005, p. 753-764.

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Baldini, A, Bemporad, C, Cei, F, Doke, T, Grassi, M, Grebenuk, AA, Grigoriev, DN, Haruyama, T, Kasami, K, Kikuchi, J, Maki, A, Mashimo, T, Mihara, S, Mitsuhashi, T, Mori, T, Nicolò, D, Nishiguchi, H, Ootani, W, Ozone, K, Papa, A, Pazzi, R, Ritt, S, Sawada, R, Sergiampietri, F, Signorelli, G, Suzuki, S, Terasawa, K, Yamashita, M, Yamashita, S, Yoshimura, T & Yuri, Y 2005, 'Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 545, no. 3, pp. 753-764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.029

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