Characterization of a gaseous time projection chamber with an internal \ce{^{37}Ar} source

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Auteurs principaux: Zhang, Wenming, Liu, Yuanchun, Han, Ke, Wang, Shaobo, Zhou, Xiaopeng, Guo, Xunan
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author Zhang, Wenming
Liu, Yuanchun
Han, Ke
Wang, Shaobo
Zhou, Xiaopeng
Guo, Xunan
author_facet Zhang, Wenming
Liu, Yuanchun
Han, Ke
Wang, Shaobo
Zhou, Xiaopeng
Guo, Xunan
contents We report on a novel calibration method of gaseous detectors using an internal \ce{^{37}Ar} source. The \ce{^{37}Ar} is a fast-decaying and low-energy calibration source that provides a mono-energetic peak of 2.82 keV. A gaseous \ce{^{37}Ar} source is injected and uniformly distributed in a Micromegas-based gaseous time projection chamber (TPC). Key performance parameters of the detector, such as electron transmission, gain, energy resolution, gain uniformity, and drift field evolution, are effectively and quickly calibrated. The gain uniformity, related to the homogeneity of the avalanche gap of Micromegas, is calibrated quickly thanks to the event-by-event position reconstruction and quasi-point energy deposition of \ce{^{37}Ar}. The energy resolution is improved with the obtained gain uniformity map. The most noticeable improvement in energy resolution, from 44.9\% to 35.4\%, is observed at a working pressure of 7 bar. The internal calibration source is also used to characterize the dependence of the detector's electric field distortion on the drift field.
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spellingShingle Characterization of a gaseous time projection chamber with an internal \ce{^{37}Ar} source
Zhang, Wenming
Liu, Yuanchun
Han, Ke
Wang, Shaobo
Zhou, Xiaopeng
Guo, Xunan
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We report on a novel calibration method of gaseous detectors using an internal \ce{^{37}Ar} source. The \ce{^{37}Ar} is a fast-decaying and low-energy calibration source that provides a mono-energetic peak of 2.82 keV. A gaseous \ce{^{37}Ar} source is injected and uniformly distributed in a Micromegas-based gaseous time projection chamber (TPC). Key performance parameters of the detector, such as electron transmission, gain, energy resolution, gain uniformity, and drift field evolution, are effectively and quickly calibrated. The gain uniformity, related to the homogeneity of the avalanche gap of Micromegas, is calibrated quickly thanks to the event-by-event position reconstruction and quasi-point energy deposition of \ce{^{37}Ar}. The energy resolution is improved with the obtained gain uniformity map. The most noticeable improvement in energy resolution, from 44.9\% to 35.4\%, is observed at a working pressure of 7 bar. The internal calibration source is also used to characterize the dependence of the detector's electric field distortion on the drift field.
title Characterization of a gaseous time projection chamber with an internal \ce{^{37}Ar} source
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.11734