Abstract
The Argonne MCP-based photo detector is an offshoot of the Large Area Pico-second Photo Detector (LAPPD) project, wherein 6 cm × 6 cm sized detectors are made at Argonne National Laboratory. We have successfully built and tested our first detectors for pico-second timing and few mm spatial resolution. We discuss our efforts to customize these detectors to operate in a cryogenic environment. Initial plans aim to operate in liquid argon. We are also exploring ways to mitigate wave length shifting requirements and also developing bare-MCP photodetectors to operate in a gaseous cryogenic environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | C02019 |
| Journal | Journal of Instrumentation |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 8 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Initial work on the cryogenic application of MCP-PMT photodetectors was supported by LDRD funds from ANL. We thank Joe Gregar (ANL) of the Argonne glass shop, for work on the glass-frit seal. We are deeply grateful to Matthew Wetstein (University of Chicago) and Bernhard Adams (ANL) for their advice on detector testing. Work at ANL was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences and Office of High Energy Physics under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357. Use of the Center for Nanoscale Materials was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract no. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Bernhard Adams | |
| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Science | |
| Basic Energy Sciences | |
| High Energy Physics | DE-AC02-06CH11357 |
| Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Laboratory Directed Research and Development | |
| University of Chicago |
Keywords
- Cryogenics
- Detector design and construction technologies and materials
- Neutrino detectors
- Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)