Photomultiplier tubes in the MiniBooNE experiment

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• 作者：S.J. Brice ; L. Bugel ; J.M. Conrad ; B. Fleming ; L. Gladstone ; E. Hawker ; P. Killewald ; J. May ; S. McKenney ; P. Nienaber et al.
• 关键词：MiniBooNE ; Phototube ; Photomultiplier tube ; R1408 ; R5912
• 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：15 June 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：562
• 期：1
• 页码：97-109
• 全文大小：642 K

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The detector for the MiniBooNE [Proposal for the MiniBooNE experiment: style=""text-decoration:none; color:black"" href=""/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_udi=B6TJM-4JHMVN2-8&_mathId=mml42&_user=10&_cdi=5314&_rdoc=14&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ZB-MsSAYVA-UUW-U-AACVDCVEYV-AACWBBCDYV-EYWVUBECB-ZB-U&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=7fdbf9a2487c23394cf32c751cbf5aa7"" title=""Click to view the MathML source"">http://www-boone.fnal.gov/publicpages/proposal.psstyle=""text-decoration:none; color:black"" href=""/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_udi=B6TJM-4JHMVN2-8&_mathId=mml43&_user=10&_cdi=5314&_rdoc=14&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ZB-MsSAYVA-UUW-U-AACVDCVEYV-AACWBBCDYV-EYWVUBECB-ZB-U&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=00fc9c3c7d81b371581844ee875f8fd6"" title=""Click to view the MathML source"">] experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory employs 1520 8 in. Hamamatsu models R1408 and R5912 photomultiplier tubes with custom-designed bases. Tests were performed to determine the dark rate, charge and timing resolutions, double-pulsing rate, and desired operating voltage for each tube, so that the tubes could be sorted for optimal placement in the detector. Seven phototubes were tested to find the angular dependence of their response. After the Super-K phototube implosion accident, an analysis was performed to determine the risk of a similar accident with MiniBooNE.