9–11 Dec 2018
Rhode Island Convention Center
US/Eastern timezone

Recent Developments in Wavelength-Shifting Coatings for Noble Element Detectors

11 Dec 2018, 08:40
25m
553A (Rhode Island Convention Center)

553A

Rhode Island Convention Center

One Sabin Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 United States
Oral Presentation Nobel Element Detectors Parallel Session: Noble Element Detectors

Speaker

Prof. Denver Whittington (Syracuse University)

Description

Charged particles generate copious amounts of scintillation light in the far ultraviolet when passing through the noble elements. Directly detecting these deep UV photons is challenging, and a common technique is to employ photofluorescent compounds as wavelength-shifters to convert this scintillation light into to the visible. A number of challenges continue to present themselves in the ongoing efforts to optimize designs in this detector paradigm, particularly in the realm of argon-based detectors. From new measurements to creative detector designs, I will summarize a variety of recent findings and innovative approaches in this area of active research.

Primary author

Prof. Denver Whittington (Syracuse University)

Presentation materials