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Characterization and simulation of the response of Multi-Pixel Photon Counters to low light levels

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Vacheret, A., Barker, Gary John, Dziewiecki, M., Guzowski, P., Haigh, M. D., Hartfiel, B., Izmaylov, A., Johnston, W., Khabibullin, M. M., Khotjantsev, A. et al.
. (2011) Characterization and simulation of the response of Multi-Pixel Photon Counters to low light levels. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol.656 (No.1). pp. 69-83. ISSN 0168-9002

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Abstract

The calorimeter, range detector and active target elements of the T2K near detectors rely on the Hamamatsu Photonics Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPCs) to detect scintillation light produced by charged particles. Detailed measurements of the MPPC gain, afterpulsing, crosstalk, dark noise, and photon detection efficiency for low light levels are reported. In order to account for the impact of the MPPC behavior on T2K physics observables, a simulation program has been developed based on these measurements. The simulation is used to predict the energy resolution of the detector.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Optical detectors, Avalanche photodiodes, Scintillators, Photon detectors
Journal or Publication Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 0168-9002
Date: 11 November 2011
Volume: Vol.656
Number: No.1
Page Range: pp. 69-83
Identification Number: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.022
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk [Russian Academy of Sciences] (RAN) , Rossiĭskiĭ fond fundamentalʹnykh issledovaniĭ [Russian Foundation of Basic Research] (RFBR), Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science] (JSPS), Poland. Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego [Ministry of Science and Higher Education] (MNiSW) , United States. Dept. of Energy, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain) (STFC)
URI: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/40100

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