Performance of a Large-Volume Cryogenic Pure CsI Detector for CEνNS and Low-Energy Rare-Event Searches

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Hauptverfasser: Su, Chen'guang, Kong, Lingquan, Liu, Qian, Chen, Shi, Huang, Wenqian, Moharrami, Kimiya, Zheng, Yangheng, Li, Jin
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author Su, Chen'guang
Kong, Lingquan
Liu, Qian
Chen, Shi
Huang, Wenqian
Moharrami, Kimiya
Zheng, Yangheng
Li, Jin
author_facet Su, Chen'guang
Kong, Lingquan
Liu, Qian
Chen, Shi
Huang, Wenqian
Moharrami, Kimiya
Zheng, Yangheng
Li, Jin
contents A cryogenic detector system based on two 3.3 kg high-purity CsI crystals was developed and characterized at approximately 95 K. Each wedge-shaped crystal was coupled to dual-ended 3-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for scintillation readout. The measured light yields were $28.7 \pm 0.9$ and $29.3 \pm 1.0$ photoelectrons per keV electron-equivalent (PE/keV$_{ee}$) for the two crystals, with corresponding energy resolutions of 7.2 \% and 7.7 \% (FWHM) at 59.6 keV. The detector demonstrated excellent spatial uniformity, low intrinsic radioactivity, and stable operation over a continuous one-month period. Optical photon simulations using Geant4 reproduced the observed light collection trends, providing guidance for detector optimization. These results establish cryogenic pure CsI as a scalable technology for low-threshold rare-event searches.
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spellingShingle Performance of a Large-Volume Cryogenic Pure CsI Detector for CEνNS and Low-Energy Rare-Event Searches
Su, Chen'guang
Kong, Lingquan
Liu, Qian
Chen, Shi
Huang, Wenqian
Moharrami, Kimiya
Zheng, Yangheng
Li, Jin
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
A cryogenic detector system based on two 3.3 kg high-purity CsI crystals was developed and characterized at approximately 95 K. Each wedge-shaped crystal was coupled to dual-ended 3-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for scintillation readout. The measured light yields were $28.7 \pm 0.9$ and $29.3 \pm 1.0$ photoelectrons per keV electron-equivalent (PE/keV$_{ee}$) for the two crystals, with corresponding energy resolutions of 7.2 \% and 7.7 \% (FWHM) at 59.6 keV. The detector demonstrated excellent spatial uniformity, low intrinsic radioactivity, and stable operation over a continuous one-month period. Optical photon simulations using Geant4 reproduced the observed light collection trends, providing guidance for detector optimization. These results establish cryogenic pure CsI as a scalable technology for low-threshold rare-event searches.
title Performance of a Large-Volume Cryogenic Pure CsI Detector for CEνNS and Low-Energy Rare-Event Searches
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17528