ABALONETM Photosensors for the IceCube experiment

Daniel Ferenc; Andrew Chang; Cameron Saylor; Sebastian Böser; Alfredo Davide Ferella; Lior Arazi; John R. Smith; Marija Šegedin Ferenc

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.10.176

ABALONE^TM Photosensors for the IceCube experiment

Daniel Ferenc, Andrew Chang, Cameron Saylor, Sebastian Böser, Alfredo Davide Ferella, Lior Arazi, John R. Smith, Marija Šegedin Ferenc

Unit of Nuclear Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

The ABALONE^TM Photosensor Technology (U.S. Pat. 9,064,678) is a modern technology specifically invented for cost-effective mass production, robustness, and high performance. We present the performance of advanced fused-silica ABALONE Photosensors, developed specifically for the potential extension of the IceCube neutrino experiment, and stress-tested for 120 days. The resulting performance makes a significant difference: intrinsic gain of ≈6×10⁸, total afterpulsing rate of only 5×10⁻³ ions per photoelectron, sub-nanosecond timing resolution, single-photon sensitivity, and unique radio-purity and UV sensitivity, thanks to the fused silica components—at no additional cost to the assembly process.

Original language	American English
Article number	161498
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	954
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.10.176
State	Published - 21 Feb 2020

Keywords

Astronomy
Detector
Neutrino
Photon
Photosensor

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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