Published 1996 | Version v1
Book

Photon detectors for the HERA-B rich

  • 1. Univ. of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Description

A summary of experimental studies of different photon detectors is presented. A CsI photocathode in a multiwire proportional chamber, a TMAE based gaseous photon detector and a new Hamamatsu multianode photomultiplier tube have been investigated in order to evaluate their suitability as photon detectors in the ring imaging Cherenkov counter of HERA-B. The results of the present work suggest that only the MA-PMT meets the demanding requirements of the HERA-B experimental environment. The CsI-MWPC cannot be routinely produced and maintained with sufficiently high quantum efficiency and the TMAE photon detectors lose gain as a result of relatively quick anode wire ageing

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IEEE Service Center.
Imprint Place
Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Imprint Title
1996 IEEE nuclear science symposium - conference record. Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Imprint Pagination
2138 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 651-654.

Conference

Title
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference.
Dates
2-9 Nov 1996.
Place
Anaheim, CA (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-961123--.