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Joakim

Joakim Cederkäll

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Joakim

Performance recovery of long CsI(Tl) scintillator crystals with APD-based readout

Author

  • P. Cabanelas
  • D. González
  • H. Alvarez-Pol
  • J. M. Boillos
  • E. Casarejos
  • J. Cederkall
  • D. Cortina
  • M. Feijoo
  • D. Galaviz
  • E. Galiana
  • R. Gernhäuser
  • P. Golubev
  • A. L. Hartig
  • P. Klenze
  • A. Knyazev
  • T. Kröll
  • E. Nácher
  • J. Park
  • A. Perea
  • B. Pietras
  • L. Ponnath
  • H. B. Rhee
  • J. L. Rodríguez-Sánchez
  • C. Suerder
  • O. Tengblad
  • P. Teubig
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Summary, in English

CALIFA is the high efficiency and energy resolution calorimeter for the R3B experiment at FAIR, intended for detecting high energy light charged particles and gamma rays in scattering experiments, and is being commissioned during the Phase-0 experiments at FAIR, between 2018 and 2020. It surrounds the reaction target in a segmented configuration with 2432 detection units made of long CsI(Tl) finger-shaped scintillator crystals. CALIFA has a 10 year intended operational lifetime as the R3B calorimeter, necessitating measures to be taken to ensure enduring performance. In this paper we present a systematic study of two groups of 6 different detection units of the CALIFA detector after more than four years of operation. The energy resolution and light output yield are evaluated under different conditions. Tests cover the aging of the first detector units assembled and investigates recovery procedures for degraded detection units. A possible reason for the observed degradation is given, pointing to the crystal-APD coupling.

Department/s

  • Nuclear physics

Publishing year

2020

Language

English

Publication/Series

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

Volume

965

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Avalanche Photo-Diodes
  • CsI(Tl) scintillator crystals
  • Energy resolution
  • Non-uniformity light output
  • Optical Coupling

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0168-9002