Development of a liquid-xenon photon detector - Towards the search for a muon rare decay mode at Paul Scherrer Institute

S. Mihara; T. Doke; T. Haruyama; K. Kasami; A. Maki; T. Mitsuhashi; T. Mori; H. Nishiguchi; W. Ootani; K. Ozone; R. Sawada; S. Suzuki; K. Terasawa; T. Yoshimura

doi:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2003.12.002

Development of a liquid-xenon photon detector - Towards the search for a muon rare decay mode at Paul Scherrer Institute

S. Mihara, T. Doke, T. Haruyama, K. Kasami, A. Maki, T. Mitsuhashi, T. Mori, H. Nishiguchi, W. Ootani, K. Ozone, R. Sawada, S. Suzuki, K. Terasawa, T. Yoshimura

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We are developing a new type of photon detector in preparation of an experiment to search for muons decaying into positrons and gamma rays. In the experiment, the photon detector will utilize liquid xenon (Xe) as the scintillation material because of its fast response, large light yield, and high density. The scintillation light emitted in liquid Xe will be observed directly by positioning photomultipliers (PMTs) in the liquid without using a transmission window. In order to determine proper experimental procedures and to study the detector response to gamma rays, we constructed a prototype utilizing a 100 l volume of liquid Xe. The current status and future prospects of detector development are reported in this article.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-228
Number of pages	6
Journal	Cryogenics
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2003.12.002
Publication status	Published - 2004 Apr
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Liquid xenon
Muon rare decay
Photon detector
Pulse-tube refrigerator

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Materials Science(all)
Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Mihara, S., Doke, T., Haruyama, T., Kasami, K., Maki, A., Mitsuhashi, T., Mori, T., Nishiguchi, H., Ootani, W., Ozone, K., Sawada, R., Suzuki, S., Terasawa, K., & Yoshimura, T. (2004). Development of a liquid-xenon photon detector - Towards the search for a muon rare decay mode at Paul Scherrer Institute. Cryogenics, 44(4), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2003.12.002

Mihara, S, Doke, T, Haruyama, T, Kasami, K, Maki, A, Mitsuhashi, T, Mori, T, Nishiguchi, H, Ootani, W, Ozone, K, Sawada, R, Suzuki, S, Terasawa, K & Yoshimura, T 2004, 'Development of a liquid-xenon photon detector - Towards the search for a muon rare decay mode at Paul Scherrer Institute', Cryogenics, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2003.12.002

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