Published February 1, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

The photomultiplier tube testing facility for the Borexino experiment at LNGS

  • 1. INFN sez. di Milano, Via Celoria, 16, I-20133 Milan (Italy)
  • 2. INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, S.S. 17bis Km 18-910, I-67010 Assergi, Aquila (Italy)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica Universita and INFN. sez. di Milano, Via Celoria, 16, I-20133 Milan (Italy)
  • 4. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie, 6, 141980 Dubna (Russian Federation)

Description

A facility to test the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the solar neutrino detector Borexino was built at the Gran Sasso laboratory. Using the facility 2200 PMTs with optimal characteristics were selected from the 2350 delivered from the manufacturer. The details of the hardware used are presented

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.248;
arXiv
arXiv:physics/0406106v2;
PII
S0168-9002(04)01806-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
537
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 521-536
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37033308
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
MANUFACTURERS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; TESTING; TUBES
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NEUTRINOS; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SOLAR PARTICLES; SOLAR RADIATION; STELLAR RADIATION

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