Electroluminescence collection cell as a readout for a high energy resolution Xenon gas TPC
| Title: | Electroluminescence collection cell as a readout for a high energy resolution Xenon gas TPC |
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| Authors: | Ban, S., Nakamura, K. D., Akiyama, S., Hirose, M., Ichikawa, A. K., Ishiyama, Y., Minamino, A., Miuchi, K., Nakaya, T., Sekiya, H., Tanaka, S., Ueshima, K., Yanagita, S. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Collection: | High Energy Physics - Experiment Physics (Other) |
| Subject Terms: | Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment |
| More Details: | AXEL is a high pressure xenon gas TPC detector being developed for neutrinoless double-beta decay search. We use the proportional scintillation mode with a new electroluminescence light detection system to achieve high energy resolution in a large detector. The detector also has tracking capabilities, which enable significant background rejection. To demonstrate our detection technique, we constructed a 10L prototype detector filled with up to 10bar xenon gas. The FWHM energy resolution obtained by the prototype detector is 4.0 $\pm$ 0.30 $\%$ at 122 keV, which corresponds to 0.9 ~ 2.0 % when extrapolated to the Q value of the $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{136}$Xe. Comment: 10 pages |
| Document Type: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nima.2017.09.015 |
| Access URL: | http://arxiv.org/abs/1701.03931 |
| Accession Number: | edsarx.1701.03931 |
| Database: | arXiv |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nima.2017.09.015 |
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