Commissioning of a dual-phase xenon TPC at Nikhef

E. Hogenbirk; J. Aalbers; M. Bader; P. A. Breur; A. Brown; M. P. Decowski; C. Tunnell; R. Walet; A. P. Colijn

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.09.052

Commissioning of a dual-phase xenon TPC at Nikhef

Instrumentation and Detectors 2016-11-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Authors: E. Hogenbirk , J. Aalbers , M. Bader , P. A. Breur , A. Brown , M. P. Decowski , C. Tunnell , R. Walet , A. P. Colijn

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Abstract

A dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber was built at Nikhef in Amsterdam as a direct dark matter detection R&D facility. In this paper, the setup is presented and the first results from a calibration with a $^{22}$ Na gamma-ray source are presented. The results show an average light yield of (5.6 $\pm$ 0.3) photoelectrons/keV (calculated to 122 keV and zero field) and an electron lifetime of (429 $\pm$ 26) $\mu$ s. The best energy resolution $\sigma_E/E$ is (5.8 $\pm$ 0.2)% at an energy of 511 keV. This was achieved using a combination of the scintillation and the ionization signals. A photomultiplier tube gain calibration technique, based on the electroluminescence signals occurring from isolated electrons, is presented and its advantages and limitations are discussed.

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dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber dark matter detection calibration light yield electron lifetime energy resolution

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@article{arxiv.1602.01974,
  title  = {Commissioning of a dual-phase xenon TPC at Nikhef},
  author = {E. Hogenbirk and J. Aalbers and M. Bader and P. A. Breur and A. Brown and M. P. Decowski and C. Tunnell and R. Walet and A. P. Colijn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.01974},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Commissioning of a dual-phase xenon TPC at Nikhef

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