First results of resistive-plate well (RPWELL) detector operation at 163 K

A. Roy; M. Morales; I. Israelashvili; A. Breskin; S. Bressler; D. Gonzalez-Diaz; C. Pecharromán; S. Shchemelinin; D. Vartsky; L. Arazi

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First results of resistive-plate well (RPWELL) detector operation at 163 K

A. Roy, M. Morales, I. Israelashvili, A. Breskin, S. Bressler, D. Gonzalez-Diaz, C. Pecharromán, S. Shchemelinin, D. Vartsky, L. Arazi

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We present for the first time, discharge-free operation at cryogenic conditions of a Resistive-Plate WELL (RPWELL) detector. It is a single-sided Thick Gaseous Electron Multiplier (THGEM) coupled to a readout anode via a plate of high bulk resistivity. The results of single- and double-stage RPWELL detectors operated in stable conditions in Ne/5%CH₄ at 163 K are summarized. The RPWELL comprised a ferric-based (Fe³⁺) ceramic composite (“Fe-ceramic”) as the resistive plate, of volume resistivity ∼ 10¹¹ Ω·cm at this temperature. Gains of ∼ 10⁴ and ∼ 10⁵ were reached with the single-stage RPWELL, with 6 keV X-rays and single UV-photons, respectively. The double-stage detector, a THGEM followed by the RPWELL, reached gains ∼ 10⁵ and ∼ 10⁶ with X-rays and single UV-photons, respectively. The results were obtained with and without a CsI photocathode on the first multiplying element. Potential applications at these cryogenic conditions are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	P10014
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	14
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/10/P10014
State	Published - 1 Oct 2019

Keywords

Cryogenic detectors
Double-phase
Electron multipliers (gas)
GEM
InGrid etc
Ionization
MHSP
MICROMEGAS
MICROPIC
Micropattern gaseous detectors MSGC
Noble liquid detectors scintillation
RETHGEM
THGEM

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Instrumentation
Mathematical Physics

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