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The development of a hybrid photo-detector (HPD) for the Hyper-Kamiokande project

  • Seiko Hirota
  • , Yasuhiro Nishimura
  • , Yusuke Suda
  • , Keiji Tateishi
  • , Yuto Haga
  • , Isao Kametani
  • , Masato Shiozawa
  • , Shoei Nakayama
  • , Hidekazu Tanaka
  • , Yoshinari Hayato
  • , Masayuki Nakahata
  • , Masashi Yokoyama
  • , Hiroaki Aihara
  • , Atsuko Ichikawa
  • , Akihiro Minamino
  • , Motoyasu Ikeda
  • , Kunxian Huang
  • , Tsuyoshi Nakaya
  • , Yoshihiko Kawai
  • , Masatoshi Suzuki
  • Takayuki Ohmura

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Abstract

We are developing hybrid photo-detectors (HPDs) for Hyper-Kamiokande, which is a next generation underground water Cherenkov detector designed to search for proton decay and study many topics related to neutrino physics and astrophysics. A verification study of the suitability of HPDs for a water Cherenkov detector in a 200-ton tank is planned. In advance, we evaluated the performances of an 8-in. prototype HPD and tested them in water to confirm their safe operation. The prototype shows better single photon sensitivity and timing resolution than the conventional PMTs used in Super-Kamiokande.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-305
Number of pages3
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume732
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • HPD
  • Hybrid photo-detector
  • Hyper-Kamiokande
  • Neutrino physics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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