Abstract
We report on the performance of silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) light sensors operating in electric field strength up to 30 kV/cm and at a temperature of 149 K, relative to their performance in the absence of an external electric field. The SiPM devices used in this study show stable gain, photon detection efficiency, and rates of correlated pulses, when exposed to external fields, within the estimated uncertainties. No visible damage to the surface of the devices was caused by the exposure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | T09006 |
| Journal | Journal of Instrumentation |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - Sep 17 2018 |
Funding
This work has been supported by CAS and ISTCP in China, DOE and NSF in the United States, NSERC, CFI, FRQNT, NRC, and the McDonald Institute (CFREF) in Canada, IBS in South Korea and RFBR in Russia. X.L. Sun was supported, in part, by the Young Scientists Fund of the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation.
Keywords
- Cryogenic detectors
- Double-beta decay detectors
- Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)
- Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)