A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment

A low background Micromegas detector has been operating on the Cern Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment at CERN for the search of solar axions during the first phase of the experiment. The detector operated efficiently and achieved a very low level of background rejection () thanks to its good s...

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Autores principales: Andriamonje, Samuel A, Aune, S, Bräuninger, H, Papaevangelou, T
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2007
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Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.07.081
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1065408
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author Andriamonje, Samuel A
Aune, S
Bräuninger, H
Papaevangelou, T
author_facet Andriamonje, Samuel A
Aune, S
Bräuninger, H
Papaevangelou, T
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description A low background Micromegas detector has been operating on the Cern Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment at CERN for the search of solar axions during the first phase of the experiment. The detector operated efficiently and achieved a very low level of background rejection () thanks to its good spatial and energy resolution as well as the low radioactivity materials used in the construction of the detector. For the second phase of the experiment, the detector is being upgraded by adding a shielding and including focusing optics. These improvements should allow for a background rejection better than two orders of magnitude. The preliminary results of the first tests in the laboratory and in the PANTER X-ray test facility will be shown.
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spelling cern-10654082019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.07.081http://cds.cern.ch/record/1065408engAndriamonje, Samuel AAune, SBräuninger, HPapaevangelou, TA new Micromegas line for the CAST experimentDetectors and Experimental TechniquesA low background Micromegas detector has been operating on the Cern Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment at CERN for the search of solar axions during the first phase of the experiment. The detector operated efficiently and achieved a very low level of background rejection () thanks to its good spatial and energy resolution as well as the low radioactivity materials used in the construction of the detector. For the second phase of the experiment, the detector is being upgraded by adding a shielding and including focusing optics. These improvements should allow for a background rejection better than two orders of magnitude. The preliminary results of the first tests in the laboratory and in the PANTER X-ray test facility will be shown.oai:cds.cern.ch:10654082007
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
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Aune, S
Bräuninger, H
Papaevangelou, T
A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title_full A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title_fullStr A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title_full_unstemmed A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title_short A new Micromegas line for the CAST experiment
title_sort new micromegas line for the cast experiment
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.07.081
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1065408
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