Bolometers have proven to be good instruments to search for rare processes because of their excellent energy resolution and their extremely low intrinsic background. In this kind of detectors, the capability of discriminating alpha particles from electrons represents an important aspect for the background reduction. One possibility for obtaining such a discrimination is provided by the detection of the erenkov light which, at the low energies of the natural radioactivity, is only emitted by electrons. In this paper, the results of the analysis of the light emitted by a TeO2 crystal at room temperature when transversed by a cosmic ray are reported. Light is promptly emitted after the particle crossing and a clear evidence of its directionality is also found. These results represent a strong indication that erenkov light is the main, if not even the only, component of the light signal in a TeO2 crystal. They open the possibility to make large improvements in the performance of experiments based on this kind of materials. © 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.

Measurements of the Čerenkov light emitted by a TeO2crystal / Bellini, Fabio; Casali, N.; Dafinei, Ioan; Marafini, M.; Morganti, S.; Orio, Filippo; Davide, Pinci; Vignati, Marco; Voena, Cecilia. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 7:11(2012), pp. P11014-P11014. [10.1088/1748-0221/7/11/p11014]

Measurements of the Čerenkov light emitted by a TeO2crystal

BELLINI, Fabio;N. Casali;DAFINEI, Ioan;ORIO, FILIPPO;VIGNATI, Marco;VOENA, Cecilia
2012

Abstract

Bolometers have proven to be good instruments to search for rare processes because of their excellent energy resolution and their extremely low intrinsic background. In this kind of detectors, the capability of discriminating alpha particles from electrons represents an important aspect for the background reduction. One possibility for obtaining such a discrimination is provided by the detection of the erenkov light which, at the low energies of the natural radioactivity, is only emitted by electrons. In this paper, the results of the analysis of the light emitted by a TeO2 crystal at room temperature when transversed by a cosmic ray are reported. Light is promptly emitted after the particle crossing and a clear evidence of its directionality is also found. These results represent a strong indication that erenkov light is the main, if not even the only, component of the light signal in a TeO2 crystal. They open the possibility to make large improvements in the performance of experiments based on this kind of materials. © 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.
2012
cherenkov and transition radiation; calorimeters; cherenkov detectors; cryogenic detectors
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Measurements of the Čerenkov light emitted by a TeO2crystal / Bellini, Fabio; Casali, N.; Dafinei, Ioan; Marafini, M.; Morganti, S.; Orio, Filippo; Davide, Pinci; Vignati, Marco; Voena, Cecilia. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 7:11(2012), pp. P11014-P11014. [10.1088/1748-0221/7/11/p11014]
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