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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
engineering
Performance of novel VUV-sensitive Silicon Photo-Multipliers for nEXO
European Physical Journal C, Volume 82, No. 12, Article 1125, Year 2022
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Liquid xenon time projection chambers are promising detectors to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ), due to their response uniformity, monolithic sensitive volume, scalability to large target masses, and suitability for extremely low background operations. The nEXO collaboration has designed a tonne-scale time projection chamber that aims to search for 0νββ of 136Xe with projected half-life sensitivity of 1.35 × 10 28 yr. To reach this sensitivity, the design goal for nEXO is ≤ 1% energy resolution at the decay Q-value (2458.07 ± 0.31 keV). Reaching this resolution requires the efficient collection of both the ionization and scintillation produced in the detector. The nEXO design employs Silicon Photo-Multipliers (SiPMs) to detect the vacuum ultra-violet, 175 nm scintillation light of liquid xenon. This paper reports on the characterization of the newest vacuum ultra-violet sensitive Fondazione Bruno Kessler VUVHD3 SiPMs specifically designed for nEXO, as well as new measurements on new test samples of previously characterised Hamamatsu VUV4 Multi Pixel Photon Counters (MPPCs). Various SiPM and MPPC parameters, such as dark noise, gain, direct crosstalk, correlated avalanches and photon detection efficiency were measured as a function of the applied over voltage and wavelength at liquid xenon temperature (163 K). The results from this study are used to provide updated estimates of the achievable energy resolution at the decay Q-value for the nEXO design. © 2022, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Gallina, G.
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Guan, Yinghui
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China, Beijing
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Retiére, Fabriece
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Cao, Guofu
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China, Beijing
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bolotnikov, Aleksey E.
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Kotov, Ivan V.
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rescia, Sergio
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Soma, A. K.
United States, Philadelphia
Drexel University
Tsang, Thomas Y.F.
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Darroch, L.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Brunner, T.
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Bolster, J.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cohen, J. R.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Franco, T. Pinto
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gillis, Wesley Collins
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Smalley, H. Peltz
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thibado, S.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pocar, Andrea
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bhat, A.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Jamil, Ako
United States, New Haven
Yale University
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Moore, David C.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Adhikari, Govinda
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Kharusi, S. Al
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Angelico, Evan J.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Arnquist, Isaac J.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Arsenault, P.
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Badhrees, Ibtesam
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Bane, J.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Belov, V. A.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Bernard, Ethan P.
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bhatta, T.
United States, Lexington
University of Kentucky
Breur, Pieter Alexander
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Brodsky, Jason Philip
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Brown, Ethan
United States, Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Caden, Erica
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Canada, Sudbury
Snolab
Cao, Liqiang
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chambers, Christopher
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Chana, Bindiya
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Charlebois, Serge A.
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Chernyak, Dmitry M.
United States, Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama
Chiu, Mickey
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Cleveland, Bruce T.
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Canada, Sudbury
Snolab
Collister, R.
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Cvitan, M.
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Dalmasson, J.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Daniels, Tim V.
United States, Wilmington
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Deslandes, Keven
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
DeVoe, Ralph G.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Di Vacri, Maria Laura
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ding, Yayun
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dolinski, Michelle J.
United States, Philadelphia
Drexel University
Dragone, Angelo B.
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Echevers, J.
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Eckert, B.
United States, Philadelphia
Drexel University
Elbeltagi, M.
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Fabris, Lorenzo
United States, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Fairbank, William M.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Farine, Jacques
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Canada, Sudbury
Snolab
Fu, Yasheng
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China, Beijing
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gallacher, D.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Gautam, P.
United States, Philadelphia
Drexel University
Giacomini, Gabriele
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Gingras, Charles
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Goeldi, Damian
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Gornea, Razvan S.
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Gratta, Giorgio
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Hardy, C. A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Hedges, Samuel C.
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Heffner, Michael D.
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Hein, E.
United States, San Bruno
Skyline College
Holt, Jason D.
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Hoppe, Eric W.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hössl, Jurgen
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
House, A.
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Hunt, W.
United States, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Iverson, Adam J.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Jiang, Xiaoshan
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Karelin, A. K.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Kaufman, Lisa J.
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Krücken, R.
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
United States, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kuchenkov, A. V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Kumar, Krishna S.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Larson, A.
United States, Vermillion
University of South Dakota
Leach, Kyle G.
United States, Golden
Colorado School of Mines
Lenardo, Brian G.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Leonard, Douglas S.
South Korea, Daejeon
Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon
Lessard, G.
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Li, Gang
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li, Shu
United States, Urbana
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Li, Zepeng
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Licciardi, Caio
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Canada, Sudbury
Snolab
Lindsay, R.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
MacLellan, Ryan F.
United States, Lexington
University of Kentucky
Mahtab, Mahsa
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Majidi, S.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Malbrunot, Chloé
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Margetak, Peter
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Martel-Dion, P.
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Martin, Lars
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Masbou, Julien
France, Nantes
Imt Atlantique
Massacret, Nicolas
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
McMichael, Kirsten
United States, Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mong, Brian
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Murray, K.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Nattress, Jason
United States, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Natzke, Claudia R.
United States, Golden
Colorado School of Mines
Ngwadla, Xolisa E.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Ondze, J. C.Nzobadila
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Odian, Allen C.
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Orrell, John L.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ortega, Gabriel S.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Overman, Cory T.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Perna, A.
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Piepke, Andreas G.
United States, Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama
Pratte, Jean François
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Radeka, Veljko
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Raguzin, Eric
United States, Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ramonnye, G. J.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Rasiwala, H.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Raymond, Kurtis
Canada, Vancouver
Triumf
Rebeiro, B. M.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Richardson, G.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Ringuette, Jon
United States, Golden
Colorado School of Mines
Rowson, Peter C.
United States, Menlo Park
Slac National Accelerator Laboratory
Saldanha, Richard
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Stekhanov, Viktor N.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Totev, T. I.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Triambak, S.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Tsang, Raymond Hei Man
United States, Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama
Wagenpfeil, Michael
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Wen, Liangjian
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wichoski, Ubirajara F.
Canada, Ottawa
Carleton University
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Canada, Sudbury
Snolab
Yang, Liang
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Zeldovich, Olga Ya
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Zhao, Jingzhou
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ziegler, Tobias
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 136
Affiliations: 39
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-11072-8
ISSN:
14346044