Characterization of the spontaneous light emission of the PMTs used in the Double Chooz experiment

Abe, Y.; Abrahão, T.; Alt, C.; Appel, S.; Bekman, I.; Bergevin, M.; Bezerra, T.J.C.; Bezrukov, L.; Blucher, E.; Brugière, T.; Buck, C.; Busenitz, J.; Cabrera, A.; Calvo, E.; Camilleri, L.; Carr, R.; Cerrada, M.; Chauveau, E.; Chimenti, P.; Collin, A.P.; Conover, E.; Conrad, J.M.; Crespo-Anadón, J.I.; Crum, K.; Cucoanes, A.S.; Damon, E.; Dawson, J.V.; de Kerret, H.; Dhooghe, J.; Dietrich, D.; Djurcic, Z.; Anjos, J.C. dos; Dracos, M.; Etenko, A.; Fallot, M.; Felde, J.; Fernandes, S.M.; Fischer, V.; Franco, D.; Franke, M.; Furuta, H.; Gil-Botella, I.; Giot, L.; Göger-Neff, M.; Gomez, H.; Gonzalez, L.F.G.; Goodenough, L.; Goodman, M.C.; Haag, N.; Hara, T.; Haser, J.; Hellwig, D.; Hofmann, M.; Horton-Smith, G.A.; Hourlier, A.; Ishitsuka, M.; Jiménez, S.; Jochum, J.; Jollet, C.; Kaether, F.; Kalousis, L.N.; Kamyshkov, Y.; Kaneda, M.; Kaplan, D.M.; Kawasaki, T.; Kemp, E.; Kryn, D.; Kuze, M.; Lachenmaier, T.; Lane, C.E.; Lasserre, T.; Letourneau, A.; Lhuillier, D.; Jr., H.P. Lima; Lindner, M.; López-Castaño, J.M.; LoSecco, J.M.; Lubsandorzhiev, B.; Lucht, S.; Maeda, J.; Mariani, C.; Maricic, J.; Martino, J.; Matsubara, T.; Mention, G.; Meregaglia, A.; Miletic, T.; Minotti, A.; Nagasaka, Y.; Navas-Nicolás, D.; Novella, P.; Nunokawa, H.; Obolensky, M.; Onillon, A.; Osborn, A.; Palomares, C.; Pepe, I.M.; Perasso, S.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Reichenbacher, J.; Reinhold, B.; Röhling, M.; Roncin, R.; Rybolt, B.; Sakamoto, Y.; Santorelli, R.; Schilithz, A.C.; Schönert, S.; Schoppmann, S.; Shaevitz, M.H.; Sharankova, R.; Shrestha, D.; Sibille, V.; Sinev, V.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smith, E.; Soiron, M.; Spitz, J.; Stahl, A.; Stancu, I.; Stokes, L.F.F.; Strait, M.; Suekane, F.; Sukhotin, S.; Sumiyoshi, T.; Sun, Y.; Svoboda, R.; Terao, K.; Tonazzo, A.; Thi, H.H. Trinh; Valdiviesso, G.; Vassilopoulos, N.; Verdugo, A.; Veyssiere, C.; Vivier, M.; Feilitzsch, F. von; Wagner, S.; Walsh, N.; Watanabe, H.; Wiebusch, C.; Wurm, M.; Yang, G.; Yermia, F.; Zimmer, V.

dc.contributor.author	Conrad, Janet Marie
dc.contributor.author	Spitz, Joshua B.
dc.contributor.author	Terao, Kazuhiro
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-14T17:40:45Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-14T17:40:45Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08
dc.date.submitted	2016-04
dc.identifier.issn	1748-0221
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120960
dc.description.abstract	During the commissioning of the first of the two detectors of the Double Chooz experiment, an unexpected and dominant background caused by the emission of light inside the optical volume has been observed. A specific study of the ensemble of phenomena called Light Noise has been carried out in-situ, and in an external laboratory, in order to characterize the signals and to identify the possible processes underlying the effect. Some mechanisms of instrumental noise originating from the PMTs were identified and it has been found that the leading one arises from the light emission localized on the photomultiplier base and produced by the combined effect of heat and high voltage across the transparent epoxy resin covering the electric components. The correlation of the rate and the amplitude of the signal with the temperature has been observed. For the first detector in operation the induced background has been mitigated using online and offline analysis selections based on timing and light pattern of the signals, while a modification of the photomultiplier assembly has been implemented for the second detector in order to blacken the PMT bases.	en_US
dc.publisher	IOP Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.isversionof	http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/08/P08001	en_US
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike	en_US
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	en_US
dc.source	arXiv	en_US
dc.title	Characterization of the spontaneous light emission of the PMTs used in the Double Chooz experiment	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Abe, Y. et al. “Characterization of the Spontaneous Light Emission of the PMTs Used in the Double Chooz Experiment.” Journal of Instrumentation 11, 8 (August 2016): P08001–P08001 © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics	en_US
dc.contributor.mitauthor	Conrad, Janet Marie
dc.contributor.mitauthor	Spitz, Joshua B.
dc.contributor.mitauthor	Terao, Kazuhiro
dc.relation.journal	Journal of Instrumentation	en_US
dc.eprint.version	Author's final manuscript	en_US
dc.type.uri	http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle	en_US
eprint.status	http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed	en_US
dc.date.updated	2019-03-14T14:11:08Z
dspace.orderedauthors	Abe, Y.; Abrahão, T.; Alt, C.; Appel, S.; Bekman, I.; Bergevin, M.; Bezerra, T.J.C.; Bezrukov, L.; Blucher, E.; Brugière, T.; Buck, C.; Busenitz, J.; Cabrera, A.; Calvo, E.; Camilleri, L.; Carr, R.; Cerrada, M.; Chauveau, E.; Chimenti, P.; Collin, A.P.; Conover, E.; Conrad, J.M.; Crespo-Anadón, J.I.; Crum, K.; Cucoanes, A.S.; Damon, E.; Dawson, J.V.; de Kerret, H.; Dhooghe, J.; Dietrich, D.; Djurcic, Z.; Anjos, J.C. dos; Dracos, M.; Etenko, A.; Fallot, M.; Felde, J.; Fernandes, S.M.; Fischer, V.; Franco, D.; Franke, M.; Furuta, H.; Gil-Botella, I.; Giot, L.; Göger-Neff, M.; Gomez, H.; Gonzalez, L.F.G.; Goodenough, L.; Goodman, M.C.; Haag, N.; Hara, T.; Haser, J.; Hellwig, D.; Hofmann, M.; Horton-Smith, G.A.; Hourlier, A.; Ishitsuka, M.; Jiménez, S.; Jochum, J.; Jollet, C.; Kaether, F.; Kalousis, L.N.; Kamyshkov, Y.; Kaneda, M.; Kaplan, D.M.; Kawasaki, T.; Kemp, E.; Kryn, D.; Kuze, M.; Lachenmaier, T.; Lane, C.E.; Lasserre, T.; Letourneau, A.; Lhuillier, D.; Jr., H.P. Lima; Lindner, M.; López-Castaño, J.M.; LoSecco, J.M.; Lubsandorzhiev, B.; Lucht, S.; Maeda, J.; Mariani, C.; Maricic, J.; Martino, J.; Matsubara, T.; Mention, G.; Meregaglia, A.; Miletic, T.; Minotti, A.; Nagasaka, Y.; Navas-Nicolás, D.; Novella, P.; Nunokawa, H.; Obolensky, M.; Onillon, A.; Osborn, A.; Palomares, C.; Pepe, I.M.; Perasso, S.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Reichenbacher, J.; Reinhold, B.; Röhling, M.; Roncin, R.; Rybolt, B.; Sakamoto, Y.; Santorelli, R.; Schilithz, A.C.; Schönert, S.; Schoppmann, S.; Shaevitz, M.H.; Sharankova, R.; Shrestha, D.; Sibille, V.; Sinev, V.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smith, E.; Soiron, M.; Spitz, J.; Stahl, A.; Stancu, I.; Stokes, L.F.F.; Strait, M.; Suekane, F.; Sukhotin, S.; Sumiyoshi, T.; Sun, Y.; Svoboda, R.; Terao, K.; Tonazzo, A.; Thi, H.H. Trinh; Valdiviesso, G.; Vassilopoulos, N.; Verdugo, A.; Veyssiere, C.; Vivier, M.; Feilitzsch, F. von; Wagner, S.; Walsh, N.; Watanabe, H.; Wiebusch, C.; Wurm, M.; Yang, G.; Yermia, F.; Zimmer, V.	en_US
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dc.identifier.orcid	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-0438
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