Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors
The majority of future large-scale neutrino and dark matter experiments are based on liquid argon detectors. Since liquid argon is also a very effective scintillator, these experiments also have light detection systems. The liquid argon scintillation wavelength of 127 nm is most commonly shifted to...
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| author | Mehmet Tosun Burak Bilki Fatma Boran Furkan Dolek Kutlu Kagan Sahbaz |
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| description | The majority of future large-scale neutrino and dark matter experiments are based on liquid argon detectors. Since liquid argon is also a very effective scintillator, these experiments also have light detection systems. The liquid argon scintillation wavelength of 127 nm is most commonly shifted to the visible range by special wavelength shifters or read out by the 127 nm sensitive photodetectors that are under development. The effective calibration and quality control of these active media is still a persisting problem. In order to respond to this need, we developed an argon light source which is based on plasma generation and light transfer across a MgF<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> window. The light source was designed as a small, portable and easy-to-operate device to enable the acquisition of performance characteristics of several square meters of light detectors. Here, we report on the development of the light source and its performance characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29567d04201846919e1603896ed130d72023-11-24T15:40:31ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2022-09-01644510.3390/instruments6040045Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light DetectorsMehmet Tosun0Burak Bilki1Fatma Boran2Furkan Dolek3Kutlu Kagan Sahbaz4Department of Mathematics, Beykent University, Istanbul 34500, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics, Beykent University, Istanbul 34500, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics, Beykent University, Istanbul 34500, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics, Beykent University, Istanbul 34500, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics, Beykent University, Istanbul 34500, TurkeyThe majority of future large-scale neutrino and dark matter experiments are based on liquid argon detectors. Since liquid argon is also a very effective scintillator, these experiments also have light detection systems. The liquid argon scintillation wavelength of 127 nm is most commonly shifted to the visible range by special wavelength shifters or read out by the 127 nm sensitive photodetectors that are under development. The effective calibration and quality control of these active media is still a persisting problem. In order to respond to this need, we developed an argon light source which is based on plasma generation and light transfer across a MgF<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> window. The light source was designed as a small, portable and easy-to-operate device to enable the acquisition of performance characteristics of several square meters of light detectors. Here, we report on the development of the light source and its performance characteristics.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/6/4/45liquid argonplasma light sourcescintillation light |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Tosun Burak Bilki Fatma Boran Furkan Dolek Kutlu Kagan Sahbaz Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors Instruments liquid argon plasma light source scintillation light |
| title | Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors |
| title_full | Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors |
| title_short | Development of an Argon Light Source as a Calibration and Quality Control Device for Liquid Argon Light Detectors |
| title_sort | development of an argon light source as a calibration and quality control device for liquid argon light detectors |
| topic | liquid argon plasma light source scintillation light |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/6/4/45 |
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