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A Tracking Fiber Detector based on Silicon Photomultipliers for the Kaos Spectrometer

arXiv:1105.0195 · doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774793

Abstract

A tracking detector based on two meters long scintillating fibers read out by silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) is being developed for the Kaos spectrometer at the Mainz Microtron MAMI. Results from a prototype setup using 2 mm square fibers and large area SiPM readout are presented. The detection efficiency of such a combination was measured to be between 83 and 100% depending on the threshold on the SiPM amplitude. A Monte Carlo simulation based on a physical model was employed in order to extract the photon detection efficiency of the SiPM devices.

Contributed to 2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, 19-25 October 2008, Dresden, Germany