ArCLight—A Compact Dielectric Large-Area Photon Detector

ArgonCube Light readout system (ArCLight) is a novel device for detecting scintillation light over large areas with Photon Detection Efficiency (PDE) of the order of a few percent. Its robust technological design allows for efficient use in large-volume particle detectors, such as Liquid Argon Time...

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Published in:Instruments (Basel) 2018-03, Vol.2 (1), p.3
Main Authors: Auger, Martin, Chen, Yifan, Ereditato, Antonio, Goeldi, Damian, Kreslo, Igor, Lorca, David, Luethi, Matthias, Mettler, Thomas, Sinclair, James, Weber, Michele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experiments
High energy physics
Laboratories
Light
liquid argon
photo-detectors
Photomultiplier tubes
Physics
Plastics
Radiation counters
scintillation
Scintillation counters
Sensors
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Summary:ArgonCube Light readout system (ArCLight) is a novel device for detecting scintillation light over large areas with Photon Detection Efficiency (PDE) of the order of a few percent. Its robust technological design allows for efficient use in large-volume particle detectors, such as Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LArTPCs) or liquid scintillator detectors. Due to its dielectric structure it can be placed inside volumes with high electric field. It could potentially replace vacuum PhotoMultiplier Tubes (PMTs) in applications where high PDE is not required. The photon detection efficiency for a 10 × 10 cm2 detector prototype was measured to be in the range of 0.8% to 2.2% across the active area.
ISSN:2410-390X
2410-390X
DOI:10.3390/instruments2010003