The Cosmic-Ray Veto detector for the muon-to-electron conversion experiment at Fermilab consists of four plastic scintillating counter layers read out by silicon photo-multipliers through embedded wavelength-shifting fibers. In order to increase the light yield in the most critical regions of the Cosmic-Ray Veto detector for improved background rejection, a 1.8 mm diameter fiber is being used in many of the detector's critical modules instead of the previously planned 1.4 mm diameter fiber. This paper reports the testing procedure and light properties of thirty-four 1.8 mm fiber spools, with measurements performed using a custom-built scanner. We compare these new results with previously published data from the 1.4 mm diameter fiber used for regions of the cosmic-ray veto where the increased light yield is not required. In addition, measurements of fiber aging were performed.
A feasibility study of extruded plastic scintillator embedding WLS fiber for AMoRE-II muon veto
AMoRE-II是高级钼基稀有过程实验的第二阶段,目的是使用约200公斤含氘低温探测器寻找100 Mo同位素的无中微子双β衰变。AMoRE-II需要使用各种方法将本底水平保持在10-5计数/keV/kg/年以下,以最大限度地提高灵敏度。方法之一是在远离宇宙射线背景的地下深处进行实验。AmoRE-II将在Yemilab运行,深度约为1,000米。然而,即使在如此深的地下环境中,仍然存在幸存的宇宙μ子,它们会影响测量,应尽可能排除。μ子否决探测器是必要的,以拒绝μ子诱导的粒子进入内部探测器,其中低温探测器位于。我们已经研究了使用挤出塑料闪烁体和波长漂移光纤与SiPM一起作为μ子否决系统的可能性。我们发现最佳的结构是两层塑料分离器(PS,150 cm x 25 cm x 1.2 cm),每个槽有两个WLS光纤,它可以很好地分离放射性γ,μ子探测效率在99.4%以上。基于700米深地下原型测量的预期通量,我们发现,在Yemilab的AMoRE-II的μ子否决系统的死时间为1 ms否决窗口的0.6%的整个μ子事件。
Optical fiber read-out for liquid argon scintillation light
在本文中,我们描述了一个光探测器的性能的Ar闪烁光的波长移动(WLS)光纤连接到硅光电倍增管(SiPM)。该装置被认为是用于直接在液态氩(LAr)中操作的高纯锗(HPGe)探测器的反康普顿否决。在一个约800 kg LAr的低温恒温器中测量了不同放射源的本底抑制效率。这项工作是GERDA实验的研发工作的一部分。