Characterization of large area APDs for the EXO-200 detector

R. Neilson; F. LePort; A. Pocar; K. S. Kumar; A. Odian; C. Y. Prescott; V. Tenev; N. Ackerman; D. Akimov; M. Auger; C. Benitez-Medina; M. Breidenbach; A. Burenkov; R. Conley; S. Cook; R. deVoe; M. J. Dolinski; W. Fairbank; J. Farine; P. Fierlinger; B. Flatt; R. Gornea; G. Gratta; M. Green; C. Hall; K. Hall; D. Hallman; C. Hargrove; S. Herrin; J. Hodgson; L. J. Kaufman; A. Kovalenko; D. S. Leonard; D. Mackay; B. Mong; M. Montero Diez; E. Niner; K. O'Sullivan; A. Piepke; P. C. Rowson; D. Sinclair; K. Skarpaas; S. Slutsky; V. Stekhanov; V. Strickland; K. Twelker; J. L. Vuilleumier; K. Wamba; U. Wichoski; J. Wodin; L. Yang; Y. R. Yen

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.029

Characterization of large area APDs for the EXO-200 detector

R. Neilson
, F. LePort
, A. Pocar
, K. S. Kumar
, A. Odian
, C. Y. Prescott
, V. Tenev
, N. Ackerman
, D. Akimov
, M. Auger
, C. Benitez-Medina
, M. Breidenbach
, A. Burenkov
, R. Conley
, S. Cook
, R. deVoe
, M. J. Dolinski
, W. Fairbank
, J. Farine
, P. Fierlinger

B. Flatt, R. Gornea, G. Gratta, M. Green, C. Hall, K. Hall, D. Hallman, C. Hargrove, S. Herrin, J. Hodgson, L. J. Kaufman, A. Kovalenko, D. S. Leonard, D. Mackay, B. Mong, M. Montero Diez, E. Niner, K. O'Sullivan, A. Piepke, P. C. Rowson, D. Sinclair, K. Skarpaas, S. Slutsky, V. Stekhanov, V. Strickland, K. Twelker, J. L. Vuilleumier, K. Wamba, U. Wichoski, J. Wodin, L. Yang, Y. R. Yen

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Abstract

Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO)-200 uses 468 large area avalanche photodiodes (LAAPDs) for detection of scintillation light in an ultra-low-background liquid xenon (LXe) detector. We describe initial measurements of dark noise, gain and response to xenon scintillation light of LAAPDs at temperatures from room temperature to 169 K-the temperature of liquid xenon. We also describe the individual characterization of more than 800 LAAPDs for selective installation in the EXO-200 detector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-75
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	608
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.029
State	Published - 1 Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Avalanche photodiodes
Double beta decay
EXO
Low background
Scintillation
Xenon

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Neilson, R., LePort, F., Pocar, A., Kumar, K. S., Odian, A., Prescott, C. Y., Tenev, V., Ackerman, N., Akimov, D., Auger, M., Benitez-Medina, C., Breidenbach, M., Burenkov, A., Conley, R., Cook, S., deVoe, R., Dolinski, M. J., Fairbank, W., Farine, J., ... Yen, Y. R. (2009). Characterization of large area APDs for the EXO-200 detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 608(1), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.029

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