Development of THGEM-based photon detectors for Cherenkov Imaging Counters

M. Alexeev; M. Alfonsi; R. Birsa; F. Bradamante; A. Bressan; M. Chiosso; P. Ciliberti; G. Croci; L. Colantoni; S. Dalla Torre; O. Denisov; S. Duarte Pinto; V. Duic; A. Ferrero; M. Finger; M. Finger; H. Fischer; G. Giacomini; M. Giorgi; B. Gobbo; R. Hagemann; H. Heinsius; F. Herrmann; V. Jahodova; K. Königsmann; D. Kramer; L. Lauser; S. Levorato; A. Maggiora; A. Martin; G. Menon; A. Mutter; F. Nerling; D. Panzieri; G. Pesaro; J. Polak; E. Rocco; L. Ropeleswki; F. Sauli; G. Sbrizzai; P. Schiavon; C. Schill; S. Schopferer; M. Slunecka; F. Sozzi; L. Steiger; M. Sulc; S. Takekawa; F. Tessarotto; H. Wollny

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/5/03/P03009

Development of THGEM-based photon detectors for Cherenkov Imaging Counters

M. Alexeev, M. Alfonsi, R. Birsa, F. Bradamante, A. Bressan, M. Chiosso, P. Ciliberti, G. Croci, L. Colantoni, S. Dalla Torre, O. Denisov, S. Duarte Pinto, V. Duic, A. Ferrero, M. Finger, M. Finger, H. Fischer, G. Giacomini, M. Giorgi, B. GobboR. Hagemann, H. Heinsius, F. Herrmann, V. Jahodova, K. Königsmann, D. Kramer, L. Lauser, S. Levorato, A. Maggiora, A. Martin, G. Menon, A. Mutter, F. Nerling, D. Panzieri, G. Pesaro, J. Polak, E. Rocco, L. Ropeleswki, F. Sauli, G. Sbrizzai, P. Schiavon, C. Schill, S. Schopferer, M. Slunecka, F. Sozzi, L. Steiger, M. Sulc, S. Takekawa, F. Tessarotto, H. Wollny

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The development of a large size gaseous detector of single photons, able to stably operate at high gain and high rate, and to provide good time resolution and insensitivity to magnetic field would be beneficial to future Cherenkov Imaging Counters. The detector could be based on the use of a multilayer architecture of THGEM electron multipliers coupled to a solid state CsI photocathode. A systematic study of the response of THGEM-based counters versus the geometrical parameters has been performed and the main results will be presented. Small photon detector prototypes have been built and preliminary data obtained detecting single photoelectrons are presented as well. The key aspect of photoelectron extraction from the photocathode is illustrated presenting both simulation and dedicated measurement results.

Original language	English
Article number	P03009
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/5/03/P03009
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cherenkov detectors
Electron multipliers (gas)
Micropattern gaseous detectors (MSGC GEM THGEM RETHGEM MICROMEGAS InGrid etc)
Photon detectors for UV
Visible and IR photons (gas) (gas-photocathodes solid-photocathodes)

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Alexeev, M., Alfonsi, M., Birsa, R., Bradamante, F., Bressan, A., Chiosso, M., Ciliberti, P., Croci, G., Colantoni, L., Dalla Torre, S., Denisov, O., Duarte Pinto, S., Duic, V., Ferrero, A., Finger, M., Finger, M., Fischer, H., Giacomini, G., Giorgi, M., ... Wollny, H. (2010). Development of THGEM-based photon detectors for Cherenkov Imaging Counters. Journal of Instrumentation, 5(3), Article P03009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/5/03/P03009

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