Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors
Dark matter bubble chamber detectors use piezoelectric sensors in order to detect and discriminate the acoustic signals emitted by the bubbles grown within the superheated fluid from a nuclear recoil produced by a particle interaction. These sensors are attached to the outside walls of the vessel co...
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| description | Dark matter bubble chamber detectors use piezoelectric sensors in order to detect and discriminate the acoustic signals emitted by the bubbles grown within the superheated fluid from a nuclear recoil produced by a particle interaction. These sensors are attached to the outside walls of the vessel containing the fluid. The acoustic discrimination depends strongly on the properties of the sensor attached to the outer wall of the vessel that has to meet the requirements of radiopurity and size. With the aim of optimizing the sensor system, a test bench for the characterization of the sensors has been developed. The sensor response for different piezoelectric materials, geometries, matching layers, and backing layers have been measured and contrasted with FEM simulations and analytical models. The results of these studies lead us to have a design criterion for the construction of specific sensors for the next generation of dark matter bubble chamber detectors (250 L). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d285334b4bb49f2823bf24ab844cf6d2022-12-22T04:25:07ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-06-0116686010.3390/s16060860s16060860Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber DetectorsIvan Felis0Juan Antonio Martínez-Mora1Miguel Ardid2Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46730 Gandia, València, SpainInstitut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46730 Gandia, València, SpainInstitut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46730 Gandia, València, SpainDark matter bubble chamber detectors use piezoelectric sensors in order to detect and discriminate the acoustic signals emitted by the bubbles grown within the superheated fluid from a nuclear recoil produced by a particle interaction. These sensors are attached to the outside walls of the vessel containing the fluid. The acoustic discrimination depends strongly on the properties of the sensor attached to the outer wall of the vessel that has to meet the requirements of radiopurity and size. With the aim of optimizing the sensor system, a test bench for the characterization of the sensors has been developed. The sensor response for different piezoelectric materials, geometries, matching layers, and backing layers have been measured and contrasted with FEM simulations and analytical models. The results of these studies lead us to have a design criterion for the construction of specific sensors for the next generation of dark matter bubble chamber detectors (250 L).http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/860dark matterbubble chamberpiezoelectric sensorsacoustic transducersacoustic detectionacoustic test bench |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Felis Juan Antonio Martínez-Mora Miguel Ardid Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors Sensors dark matter bubble chamber piezoelectric sensors acoustic transducers acoustic detection acoustic test bench |
| title | Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors |
| title_full | Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors |
| title_fullStr | Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors |
| title_short | Acoustic Sensor Design for Dark Matter Bubble Chamber Detectors |
| title_sort | acoustic sensor design for dark matter bubble chamber detectors |
| topic | dark matter bubble chamber piezoelectric sensors acoustic transducers acoustic detection acoustic test bench |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/860 |
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