CSI ENDCAP PHOTON DETECTOR FOR A K+-]PI(+)V(V)OVER-BAR EXPERIMENT AT BNL

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作者
CHIANG, IH
GARBER, E
INAGAKI, T
INO, K
KABE, S
KETTELL, S
KOBAYASHI, M
KOMATSUBARA, TK
KUNO, Y
LI, KK
LITTENBERG, LS
MORIMOTO, T
NAKANO, T
OMATA, K
SATO, T
SHINKAWA, T
SUGIMOTO, S
TAUCHI, K
YAMASHITA, A
YOSHIMURA, Y
机构
[1] KEK NAT LAB HIGH ENERGY PHYS,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO,INST NUCL STUDY,TOKYO 188,JAPAN
[3] OSAKA UNIV,OSAKA 560,JAPAN
基金
日本学术振兴会;
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D O I
10.1109/23.467813
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have constructed an endcap photon detector with undoped Cesium Iodide (CsI) crystals for K+ --> pi(+) nu ($) over bar nu experiment E787 at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). To reject backgrounds it is essential to have a photon detection system with high efficiency, Good resolution for timing and energy is critical for reducing accidental vetoes in a high-counting-rate environment. The endcap detector is located in a 1 T magnetic field. Fine-mesh photomultiplier tubes are attached directly to the crystals for efficient light collection, and the fast-decay component of the CsI light output is selected by optical filters. The tube gains are monitored with the light from a xenon flash lamp and from light pulsers. The pulse shapes are recorded by transient digitizers based on charged coupled devices (CCDs), which enables precise determination of timing of endcap signals, The construction and performance of the detector are described.
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