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Observation of unusual slow components in electroluminescence signal of two-phase argon detector. / Bondar, A.; Borisova, E.; Buzulutskov, A. et al.
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T1 - Observation of unusual slow components in electroluminescence signal of two-phase argon detector
AU - Bondar, A.
AU - Borisova, E.
AU - Buzulutskov, A.
AU - Frolov, E.
AU - Oleynikov, V.
AU - Sokolov, A.
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Proportional electroluminescence (EL) in noble gases is used in two-phase detectors for dark matter search to record ionization signals in the gas phase induced by particle scattering in the liquid phase (S2 signals). In this work, the EL pulse-shapes in a two-phase argon detector have for the first time been studied systematically in a wide range of reduced electric field, varying from 3 to 9 Td. The pulse-shapes were studied at different readout configurations and spectral ranges: using cryogenic PMTs and SiPMs, with and without a wavelength shifter (WLS), in the VUV and visible range. We observed the fast component and two unusual slow components, with time constants of about 5 μs and 40 μs. The unusual characteristic property of slow components was that their contribution and time constants increased with electric field.
AB - Proportional electroluminescence (EL) in noble gases is used in two-phase detectors for dark matter search to record ionization signals in the gas phase induced by particle scattering in the liquid phase (S2 signals). In this work, the EL pulse-shapes in a two-phase argon detector have for the first time been studied systematically in a wide range of reduced electric field, varying from 3 to 9 Td. The pulse-shapes were studied at different readout configurations and spectral ranges: using cryogenic PMTs and SiPMs, with and without a wavelength shifter (WLS), in the VUV and visible range. We observed the fast component and two unusual slow components, with time constants of about 5 μs and 40 μs. The unusual characteristic property of slow components was that their contribution and time constants increased with electric field.
KW - Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.)
KW - Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)
KW - Time projection Chambers (TPC)
KW - Neutrino detectors
KW - XENON
KW - LUMINESCENCE
KW - EMISSION
KW - KRYPTON
KW - LIGHT
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091310960&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/C06064
DO - 10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/C06064
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091310960
VL - 15
JO - Journal of Instrumentation
JF - Journal of Instrumentation
SN - 1748-0221
IS - 6
M1 - C06064
ER -
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