Testing of cryogenic photomultiplier tubes for the MicroBooNE experiment

T. Briese; L. Bugel; J. M. Conrad; M. Fournier; C. Ignarra; B. J.P. Jones; T. Katori; R. Navarrete-Perez; P. Nienaber; T. McDonald; B. Musolf; A. Prakash; E. Shockley; T. Smidt; K. Swanson; M. Toups

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/T07005

Testing of cryogenic photomultiplier tubes for the MicroBooNE experiment

T. Briese, L. Bugel, J. M. Conrad, M. Fournier, C. Ignarra, B. J.P. Jones, T. Katori, R. Navarrete-Perez, P. Nienaber, T. McDonald, B. Musolf, A. Prakash, E. Shockley, T. Smidt, K. Swanson, M. Toups

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The MicroBooNE detector, to be located on axis in the Booster Neutrino Beamline (BNB) at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), consists of two main components: a large liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC), and a light collection system. Thirty-two 8-inch diameter Hamamatsu R5912-02mod cryogenic photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) will detect the scintillation light generated in the liquid argon (LAr). This article first describes the MicroBooNE PMT performance test procedures, including how the light collection system functions in the detector, and the design of the PMT base. The design of the cryogenic test stand is then discussed, and finally the results of the cryogenic tests are reported.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	T07005
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/T07005
State	Published - Jul 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Neutrino detectors
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (vacuum) (photomultipliers, HPDs, others)

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Briese, T., Bugel, L., Conrad, J. M., Fournier, M., Ignarra, C., Jones, B. J. P., Katori, T., Navarrete-Perez, R., Nienaber, P., McDonald, T., Musolf, B., Prakash, A., Shockley, E., Smidt, T., Swanson, K., & Toups, M. (2013). Testing of cryogenic photomultiplier tubes for the MicroBooNE experiment. Journal of Instrumentation, 8(7), Article T07005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/T07005

Briese, T, Bugel, L, Conrad, JM, Fournier, M, Ignarra, C, Jones, BJP, Katori, T, Navarrete-Perez, R, Nienaber, P, McDonald, T, Musolf, B, Prakash, A, Shockley, E, Smidt, T, Swanson, K & Toups, M 2013, 'Testing of cryogenic photomultiplier tubes for the MicroBooNE experiment', Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 8, no. 7, T07005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/T07005

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