A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter

A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter

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A relative calibration of the Fine-Grained Detector (FGD) in the T2K experiment is presented, with emphasis on the saturation calibration effects in Hamamatsu's multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs). The calibration is produced on a test bed with a Hamamatsu Pico-Second Pulsed laser, on a small m...

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Main Author: Hastings, Simon Philip
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27793
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.-277932013-06-05T04:18:59ZA saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counterHastings, Simon PhilipA relative calibration of the Fine-Grained Detector (FGD) in the T2K experiment is presented, with emphasis on the saturation calibration effects in Hamamatsu's multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs). The calibration is produced on a test bed with a Hamamatsu Pico-Second Pulsed laser, on a small model of the FGD on a sample of fibers and MPPCs. The wavelength shifting fiber-MPPC complex used in the FGD is found to have an effective pixel count of 518, and to exhibit an effective after-pulsing and crosstalk fraction of 1.6% when measured between 0.6 and 0.9 Volts over-voltage (V OV).University of British Columbia2010-08-25T20:31:32Z2010-08-25T20:31:32Z20102010-08-25T20:31:32Z2010-11Electronic Thesis or Dissertationhttp://hdl.handle.net/2429/27793eng
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description A relative calibration of the Fine-Grained Detector (FGD) in the T2K experiment is presented, with emphasis on the saturation calibration effects in Hamamatsu's multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs). The calibration is produced on a test bed with a Hamamatsu Pico-Second Pulsed laser, on a small model of the FGD on a sample of fibers and MPPCs. The wavelength shifting fiber-MPPC complex used in the FGD is found to have an effective pixel count of 518, and to exhibit an effective after-pulsing and crosstalk fraction of 1.6% when measured between 0.6 and 0.9 Volts over-voltage (V OV).
author Hastings, Simon Philip
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A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter
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title A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter
title_short A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter
title_full A saturation calibration of Hamamatsu’s multi-pixel photon counter
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