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CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory
During the last taking data campaigns of the CAST experiment, the micromegas detectors have achieved background levels of $\approx 5 \times 10^{-6}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ between 2 and 9 keV. This performance has been possible thanks to the introduction of the microbulk technology, the implemen...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2012.02.399 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1474957 |
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| author | Tomas, A. Aune, S. Dafni, T. Fanourakis, G. Ferrer-Ribas, E. Galán, J. García, J.A. Gardikiotis, A. Geralis, T. Giomataris, I. Gómez, H. Garza, J.G. Herrera, D.C. Iguaz, F.J. Irastorza, I.G. Luzón, G. Papaevangelou, T. Rodríguez, A. Ruz, J. Seguí, L. Vafeiadis, T. Yildiz, S.C. |
| author_facet | Tomas, A. Aune, S. Dafni, T. Fanourakis, G. Ferrer-Ribas, E. Galán, J. García, J.A. Gardikiotis, A. Geralis, T. Giomataris, I. Gómez, H. Garza, J.G. Herrera, D.C. Iguaz, F.J. Irastorza, I.G. Luzón, G. Papaevangelou, T. Rodríguez, A. Ruz, J. Seguí, L. Vafeiadis, T. Yildiz, S.C. |
| author_sort | Tomas, A. |
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| description | During the last taking data campaigns of the CAST experiment, the micromegas detectors have achieved background levels of $\approx 5 \times 10^{-6}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ between 2 and 9 keV. This performance has been possible thanks to the introduction of the microbulk technology, the implementation of a shielding and the development of discrimination algorithms. It has motivated new studies towards a deeper understanding of CAST detectors background. One of the working lines includes the construction of a replica of the set-up used in CAST by micromegas detectors and its installation in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. Thanks to the comparison between the performance of the detectors underground and at surface, shielding upgrades, etc, different contributions to the detectors background have been evaluated. In particular, an upper limit $< 2 \times 10^{-7}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ for the intrinsic background of the detector has been obtained. This work means a first evaluation of the potential of the newest micromegas technology in an underground laboratory, the most suitable environment for Rare Event Searches. |
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| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2012 |
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| spelling | cern-14749572023-03-14T19:42:53Zdoi:10.1016/j.phpro.2012.02.399http://cds.cern.ch/record/1474957engTomas, A.Aune, S.Dafni, T.Fanourakis, G.Ferrer-Ribas, E.Galán, J.García, J.A.Gardikiotis, A.Geralis, T.Giomataris, I.Gómez, H.Garza, J.G.Herrera, D.C.Iguaz, F.J.Irastorza, I.G.Luzón, G.Papaevangelou, T.Rodríguez, A.Ruz, J.Seguí, L.Vafeiadis, T.Yildiz, S.C.CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground LaboratoryDetectors and Experimental TechniquesDuring the last taking data campaigns of the CAST experiment, the micromegas detectors have achieved background levels of $\approx 5 \times 10^{-6}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ between 2 and 9 keV. This performance has been possible thanks to the introduction of the microbulk technology, the implementation of a shielding and the development of discrimination algorithms. It has motivated new studies towards a deeper understanding of CAST detectors background. One of the working lines includes the construction of a replica of the set-up used in CAST by micromegas detectors and its installation in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. Thanks to the comparison between the performance of the detectors underground and at surface, shielding upgrades, etc, different contributions to the detectors background have been evaluated. In particular, an upper limit $< 2 \times 10^{-7}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ for the intrinsic background of the detector has been obtained. This work means a first evaluation of the potential of the newest micromegas technology in an underground laboratory, the most suitable environment for Rare Event Searches.During the last taking data campaigns of the CAST experiment, the micromegas detectors have achieved background levels about 5 to 9 ×10 −6 keV −1 cm −2 s −1 between 2 and 9 keV. This performance has been possible thanks to the introduction of the microbulk technology, the implementation of a shielding and the development of discrimination algorithms. It has motivated new studies towards a deeper understanding of CAST detectors background. One of the working lines includes the construction of a replica of the set-up used in CAST by micromegas detectors and its installation in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. Different contributions to the detectors background have been evaluated and an upper limit < 2 × 10 −7 keV −1 cm −2 s −1 for the intrinsic background of the detector has been obtained.During the last taking data campaigns of the CAST experiment, the micromegas detectors have achieved background levels of $\approx 5 \times 10^{-6}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ between 2 and 9 keV. This performance has been possible thanks to the introduction of the microbulk technology, the implementation of a shielding and the development of discrimination algorithms. It has motivated new studies towards a deeper understanding of CAST detectors background. One of the working lines includes the construction of a replica of the set-up used in CAST by micromegas detectors and its installation in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. Thanks to the comparison between the performance of the detectors underground and at surface, shielding upgrades, etc, different contributions to the detectors background have been evaluated. In particular, an upper limit $< 2 \times 10^{-7}$keV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ for the intrinsic background of the detector has been obtained. This work means a first evaluation of the potential of the newest micromegas technology in an underground laboratory, the most suitable environment for Rare Event Searches.arXiv:1208.5690oai:cds.cern.ch:14749572012-08-29 |
| spellingShingle | Detectors and Experimental Techniques Tomas, A. Aune, S. Dafni, T. Fanourakis, G. Ferrer-Ribas, E. Galán, J. García, J.A. Gardikiotis, A. Geralis, T. Giomataris, I. Gómez, H. Garza, J.G. Herrera, D.C. Iguaz, F.J. Irastorza, I.G. Luzón, G. Papaevangelou, T. Rodríguez, A. Ruz, J. Seguí, L. Vafeiadis, T. Yildiz, S.C. CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title | CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title_full | CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title_fullStr | CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title_full_unstemmed | CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title_short | CAST microbulk micromegas in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
| title_sort | cast microbulk micromegas in the canfranc underground laboratory |
| topic | Detectors and Experimental Techniques |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2012.02.399 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1474957 |
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