Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1829177 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Microchannel plate (MCP) photomultipliers (PMTs) are attractive photon sensors for the PANDA DIRC. The gain and the time resolution of different types of MCP-PMTs were studied as a function of the magnetic field and of the field orientation. It was found that for an efficient single photon detection a pore diameter of 10μm or less will be needed in the 2 T magnetic field of PANDA. Both gain and time resolution are best with a pore size of 6μm. In contrast to the gain the time resolution shows only a weak dependence on the magnetic field and its orientation. The best transit time resolution for single photons was evaluated to be σ≈20ps with no magnetic field applied.

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