The photomultiplier tube testing facility for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

A facility to test the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) was constructed at Queen's University. The facility measured the noise rate, relative efficiency, and charge and time spectra of single photoelectron anode signals for 44 PMTs daily. The system is des...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 1996-05, Vol.373 (3), p.421-429
Main Authors: Jillings, C.J, Ford, R.J, Hallin, A.L, Harvey, P.J, MacLeod, R.W, Mak, H.B, Skensved, P, Stevenson, R.L
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Language:English
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Summary:A facility to test the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) was constructed at Queen's University. The facility measured the noise rate, relative efficiency, and charge and time spectra of single photoelectron anode signals for 44 PMTs daily. The system is described, and detailed results of the testing for two particular PMTs are presented as well as statistics for 9829 Hamamatsu R1408 PMTs accepted for use in SNO.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/0168-9002(96)00067-8