First observation of liquid xenon electroluminescence with a Microstrip Plate

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Main Authors: Martinez-Lema, G., Chepel, V., Roy, A., Breskin, A.
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Published: 2023
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author Martinez-Lema, G.
Chepel, V.
Roy, A.
Breskin, A.
author_facet Martinez-Lema, G.
Chepel, V.
Roy, A.
Breskin, A.
contents We report on the first observation of electroluminescence amplification with a Microstrip Plate immersed in liquid xenon. The electroluminescence of the liquid, induced by alpha-particles, was observed in an intense non-uniform electric field in the vicinity of 8-$μ$m narrow anode strips interlaced with wider cathode ones, deposited on the same side of a glass substrate. The electroluminescence yield in the liquid reached a value of $(35.5 \pm 2.6)$ VUV photons/electron. We propose ways of enhancing this response with more appropriate microstructures towards their potential incorporation as sensing elements in single-phase noble-liquid detectors.
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spellingShingle First observation of liquid xenon electroluminescence with a Microstrip Plate
Martinez-Lema, G.
Chepel, V.
Roy, A.
Breskin, A.
Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We report on the first observation of electroluminescence amplification with a Microstrip Plate immersed in liquid xenon. The electroluminescence of the liquid, induced by alpha-particles, was observed in an intense non-uniform electric field in the vicinity of 8-$μ$m narrow anode strips interlaced with wider cathode ones, deposited on the same side of a glass substrate. The electroluminescence yield in the liquid reached a value of $(35.5 \pm 2.6)$ VUV photons/electron. We propose ways of enhancing this response with more appropriate microstructures towards their potential incorporation as sensing elements in single-phase noble-liquid detectors.
title First observation of liquid xenon electroluminescence with a Microstrip Plate
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.14663