Characterization of Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes for use in the CLAS12 RICH detector

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2022.167446

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

12-1-2022

Publication Title

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volume

1044

ISSN

1689002

Keywords

Hamamatsu Multianode Photomultiplier tubes H8500 and H12700, Photoelectron, Photomultiplier, Photon detection efficiency, Photon detector, Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector, Signal amplitude spectra, Signal crosstalk

Abstract

We present results of the detailed study of several hundred Hamamatsu H12700 Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes (MaPMTs), characterizing their response to the Cherenkov light photons in the second Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector, a part of the CLAS12 upgrade at Jefferson Lab. The total number of pixels studied was 25536. The single photoelectron spectra were measured for each pixel at different high voltages and light intensities of the laser test setup. Using the same dedicated front-end electronics as in the first RICH detector, the setup allowed us to characterize each pixel's properties such as gain, quantum efficiency, signal crosstalk between neighboring pixels, and determine the signal threshold values to optimize their efficiency to detect Cherenkov photons. A recently published state-of-the-art mathematical model, describing photon detector response functions measured in low light conditions, was extended to include the description of the crosstalk contributions to the spectra. The database of extracted parameters will be used for the final selection of the MaPMTs, their arrangement in the new RICH detector, and the optimization of the operational settings of the front-end electronics. The results show that the characteristics of the H12700 MaPMTs satisfy our requirements for the position-sensitive single photoelectron detectors.

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Green Accepted

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