Usage of PEN as self-vetoing structural material in low background experiments
- NázevTitle
- Usage of PEN as self-vetoing structural material in low background experimentsUsage of PEN as self-vetoing structural material in low background experiments
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
- AutořiAuthors
- I. Abt, Y. Efremenko, M. Febbraro, R. Hodák, R. Pjatkan, E. Rukhadze
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- PEN scintillator, legend-200
- KonferenceConference
- 40th International Conference on High Energy Physics (Prague, Czechia, 2020-07-30)
- DOIDOI
- 10.22323/1.390.0163
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- In: Proceedings of 40th International Conference on High Energy physics — PoS(ICHEP2020), Sissa Medialab, 2021, pp. 163 · ISSN 1824-8039
- RokYear
- 2021
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- ZáznamyRecords
- ProjektProject
- Materiálový a technologický výzkum scintilačních detektorůMaterial and technological research of scintillation detectors
- CitovánoCited by
- 8 (INSPIRE-HEP)
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- https://pos.sissa.it/390/163/pdf
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AbstraktAbstract
PEN is an industrial polyester plastic which has become interesting for the physics community as a new type of plastic scintillator. PEN scintillates in the blue regime, which is ideal for most photosensor devices. In addition, PEN has excellent mechanical properties and very good radiopurity has been achieved. Thus, it is an ideal candidate for active structural components in low-background experiments. One possible application are holders for germanium detectors operating in cryogenic liquids (LAr, LN2). Such structures can help to reject surface and external backgrounds, boosting the sensitivity of experiments. In this contribution, the R&D on PEN is outlined and an evaluation of the first production of PEN structures for the LEGEND-200 experiment is reported.
PEN is an industrial polyester plastic which has become interesting for the physics community as a new type of plastic scintillator. PEN scintillates in the blue regime, which is ideal for most photosensor devices. In addition, PEN has excellent mechanical properties and very good radiopurity has been achieved. Thus, it is an ideal candidate for active structural components in low-background experiments. One possible application are holders for germanium detectors operating in cryogenic liquids (LAr, LN2). Such structures can help to reject surface and external backgrounds, boosting the sensitivity of experiments. In this contribution, the R&D on PEN is outlined and an evaluation of the first production of PEN structures for the LEGEND-200 experiment is reported.