• Title of article

    Development of an anti-Compton veto for HPGe detectors operated in liquid argon using silicon photo-multipliers

  • Author/Authors

    Janicskَ Csلthy، نويسنده , , J. and Aghaei Khozani، نويسنده , , H. and Caldwell، نويسنده , , A. and Liu، نويسنده , , X. and Majorovits، نويسنده , , B.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    225
  • To page
    232
  • Abstract
    A proof of concept detector is presented for scintillation light detection in liquid argon using silicon photo-multipliers. The aim of the work is to build an anti-Compton veto for germanium detectors operated directly in liquid argon as in the GERDA experiment. Wavelength shifting fibers are used to collect the scintillation light and to guide it to Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPC). Sufficient light yield was achieved to realize an effective anti-Compton veto. Properties of the MPPC were studied at cryogenic temperatures and are additionally reported.
  • Keywords
    Germanium detectors , Liquid argon , Silicon photo-multiplier , Anti-Compton veto
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Record number

    2204925