Transcript Timing and cross-talk studies of BURLE 85011 MCP PMT

Silicon photomultiplier as a detector of Cherenkov photons
S.Korpara,b, H.Chaganib, R.Dolenecb, K.Harad, T.IIjimad, P.Križanc,a,
Y.Mazukad, R.Pestotnikb, A.Stanovnikc,a, M.Yamaokad
of Maribor, Slovenia, bJožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia,
cUniversity of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
dNagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
aUniversity
Motivation
SiPM: photon detector candidate for the Belle RICH
SiPM is an array of APDs operating
in Geiger mode. Characteristics:
 low operation voltage ~ 10-100 V
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 gain ~ 10
 peak PDE up to 65%(@400nm)
PDE = QE x εgeiger x εgeo
 ε
geo dead space between the cells
 time resolution ~ 100 ps
 works in high magnetic field
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 dark counts ~ few 100 kHz/mm
with single photon pulse height
 challenge
Photon detector for a proximity
focusing RICH in the forward
region of the upgraded BELLE
detector.
Required: operation in 1.5 T field,
preferably excellent timing
(advantageous for an additional
TOF functionality of the RICH
counter)
1 mm
~5x more
than a
bialkali PMT
100U
050U
025U
Hamamatsu MPPC S10362-11
RESULTS
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
Cherenkov angle distributions for 1ns time windows
scintillation counter
MWPC
telescope
2.5cm aerogel
-6 ns
-5 ns
-4 ns
-3 ns
-2 ns
-1 ns
0 ns
+1 ns
+2 ns
+3 ns
+4 ns
+5 ns
n=1.045
6 Hamamatsu SiPMs (=MPPC) of type
100U (10x10 pixels with 100mm pitch),
background ~400kHz

multianode PMTs
array 2x6
SiPMs
x6
signals amplified (ORTEC FTA820),
 discriminated (EG&G CF8000) and
 read by multihit TDC (CAEN V673A)
with 1 ns / channel

RESULTS: PHOTON YIELD
Cherenkov photons appear in the expected time windows 
First Cherenkov photons observed with SiPMs!
RESULTS: IMPROVING THE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
SiPM Cherenkov angle distribution
•Reduce the noise by a narrow (few ns) time window
•Increase the number of signal hits per single sensor by using light collectors
and by adjusting the pad size to the ring thickness
SiPMs background
(off-time signals)
PMTs
Fit function is a combination of
 a background (quadratic) and
 a signal (Gaussian).
Only scale parameters are free
First attempt: use the top
of a blue LED
SiPM signal
→ SiPMs give ~5 x more photons than PMTs per photon
detector area – in agreement with expectations
Yield increase in agreement with the expectations
Further improvements possible by
 using SiPMs with a thinner protective layer
 using a better light collector
LIGHT CONCENTRATORS
SiPMs
matrix of light guides
SiPM array with
light guides, all
mounted on a PCB
Hits in Cherenkov space
SiPMs + light guides
light guides
2cm
Optimize light guide length: 4cm
Currently in a beam test at KEK