TY - JOUR
T1 - Cryogenic readout for multiple VUV4 Multi-Pixel Photon Counters in liquid xenon
AU - Arneodo, F.
AU - Benabderrahmane, M. L.
AU - Bruno, G.
AU - Conicella, V.
AU - Di Giovanni, A.
AU - Fawwaz, O.
AU - Messina, M.
AU - Candela, A.
AU - Franchi, G.
PY - 2018/6/11
Y1 - 2018/6/11
N2 - We present the performances and characterization of an array made of S13370-3050CN (VUV4 generation) Multi-Pixel Photon Counters manufactured by Hamamatsu and equipped with a low power consumption preamplifier operating at liquid xenon temperature (∼175 K). The electronics is designed for the readout of a matrix of maximum dimension of 8×8 individual photosensors and it is based on a single operational amplifier. The detector prototype presented in this paper utilizes the Analog Devices AD8011 current feedback operational amplifier, but other models can be used depending on the application. A biasing correction circuit has been implemented for the gain equalization of photosensors operating at different voltages. The results show single photon detection capability making this device a promising choice for future generation of large scale dark matter detectors based on liquid xenon, such as DARWIN.
AB - We present the performances and characterization of an array made of S13370-3050CN (VUV4 generation) Multi-Pixel Photon Counters manufactured by Hamamatsu and equipped with a low power consumption preamplifier operating at liquid xenon temperature (∼175 K). The electronics is designed for the readout of a matrix of maximum dimension of 8×8 individual photosensors and it is based on a single operational amplifier. The detector prototype presented in this paper utilizes the Analog Devices AD8011 current feedback operational amplifier, but other models can be used depending on the application. A biasing correction circuit has been implemented for the gain equalization of photosensors operating at different voltages. The results show single photon detection capability making this device a promising choice for future generation of large scale dark matter detectors based on liquid xenon, such as DARWIN.
KW - Dark matter
KW - Electronics
KW - Liquid xenon
KW - MPPC
KW - VUV4
KW - Vacuum ultraviolet light
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2018.03.022
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2018.03.022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044170253
VL - 893
SP - 117
EP - 123
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
ER -