how do we detect photons?
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How do we detect photons?. Kensuke Okada RIKEN BNL Research Center April 20, 2012. Self-introduction. Researcher of high energy physics (experiment) In the past, Neutrino and nucleus Polarized protons Heavy ions. In short. Hit them, collect debris, imagine what happened. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How do we detect photons?
Kensuke OkadaRIKEN BNL Research Center
April 20, 2012
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Self-introduction
• Researcher of high energy physics (experiment)• In the past, – Neutrino and nucleus – Polarized protons– Heavy ions
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In short
Hit them, collect debris, imagine what happened. A lot of events.
*) Difference: E=mc2
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Photon in high energy physics• The photon is an important probe.• Since the photon doesn’t feel the strong force, it
brings information undisturbed from the collision.
Photon
Other particles
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Goal for today
• What is photon?• Photon interactions• What is Electromagnetic Calorimeter?• Application example (PHENIX experiment)
Feel free to ask any question.
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Photon (= EM wave)A high frequency end of the electromagnetic wave.
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Photon (=EM wave)
[Hz]
Cell phoneFMAM UVIRmicrowave
X-ray ray
1keV 1MeV 1GeV 1TeV
E=hh=6.6*10^-34 [Js]1eV=1.6*10^-19[J]
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Photon detector examples
[Hz]
1keV 1MeV 1GeV 1TeV
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Detection principle
*) It is not specific to the photon detection.
Photon
AmplifierSensor
Measure
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Strength of interactions
• Image: wave particle • Cross section (barn)
1 barn=10-28 m2= 10-24 cm2
Ex) Lead 100barn = 10-22 cm2
10^22/NA*A/ = 3 [cm]
1022
1cm
=11.35 g/cm3
A=207.2 NA=6.02*1023
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Cross section of Lead
E=2me
Photoelectric effectCompton scatteringPair creation, photon conversion
K shell abs. edge
When E>2me
Electrons become friend.
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Photon conversion It happens only in the material.
Momentum
Energy
ConservationsEven px=0, they can not consist together.It needs a help from the nucleus.
(E,0,0,E) e+ ((me2+px
2+pz2), px,0,pz)
e- ((me2+px
2+pz2), px,0,pz)
Aphotone+
e-
Strong electromagnetic field near the nucleus.
(E, p)
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Electromagnetic shower
Electrons also emit a photon (Bremsstrahlung)
A
A
Photon converts to electrons
Electromagnetic cascade shower
e
(This particular picture is an image.)
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Electromagnetic showerElectromagnetic cascade shower
Ec: critical energy radiation loss = ionization loss depends on the material. Ec~550MeV / Z
90% included
X0~180A/Z2 [g/cm2]Typical length for one generation (= radiation length, X0 )
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What happens at end of day?
=Electromagnetic Calorimeter
RadiationPhotons with a long absorption length come out.
heat
E
E
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Photomultiplier Tube (PMT)• One of widely used detector. You might be
already familiar with it.
Input window
Current output
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PMT structure
Anode current
photon
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Detection principle summary• Electromagnetic Calorimeter (EMCal)
PMT
Sensor Amplifier Measure
Image
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APPLICATION (PHENIX EXPERIMENT)
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PHENIX EMCal
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=Many sets of
PMT
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EMCal types2 sectors : PbGl (crystal)
6 sectors: PbSc (sampling)
PbSc Quad tower module 1.5mm Pb, 4mm Sc Wavelength shifting fibers for light collection
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What can we learn from old detectors?
• Since the basic photon interaction is the same, detectors are not very different.
• The size is different.
• For the detection principle, old text books are still useful.
PHENIX design was in 1980-1990’s
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Energy resolution (E/E)• (a) Sampling Fluctuations• (b) Noise, Pedestal Fluctuations• (c) Non uniformities, Calibration errors,
Incomplete shower containment (leakage)
cEb
Ea
E
222cbatotal
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E/E
NIMA499 521 PHENIX PbSc EMCal
Test beam result:
cEb
Ea
E
The “c” term is often dominant in the real experiment.
Ener
gy re
solu
tion
Usually it gives the best performance with a subset of detector.
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Calibration• Energy scale (Signal Energy) • Uniformity (25k channels) (It determines the
constant term)
• Methods – Based on other measurements – Based on physics processes
In the following slides, I will show various methods.(a few pages/method)
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Based on other measurements
• Test beam• Electron Energy/Momentum ratio– The tracking system measures the momentum.
• Laser light input– PIN photo diode for the light intensity.
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Electron E/p (=Energy/Momentum)A electron is bent by the magnetic field. The momentum measured by tracking.
Electron ~ photon response
Compare energy (E) and momentum (p)(The electron mass is negligible. So E/p=1)
Issue : low statistics
p
E
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Laser input
PIN photodiode didn’t work as we expected.
Currently the system is usedto check the relative time dependence of each tower.
For the uniformity
Calibration point
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Based on Physics processes
• Spectra shape• Minimum ionizing particle (MIP)• 0 decay, mass
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Spectra slope
max
min
E [GeV]
For each tower.
for uniformity
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MIP (Minimum ionizing particle)~60% of charged particles penetrate PHENIX EMCal. As it gets through the material, it kicks electrons of atoms. (Ionization)
h
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MIP (Minimum ionizing particle)
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From particle data groupThis plot is for 8.5atm Ar-CH4 80:20
The point here is the weak dependence of momentum and particle species.
Typical MIP is 1.5MeV/(g/cm2)
Offset
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MIP peak in the EMCal
Different Sectorsof EMCal
For scale and uniformity
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0 mass
0
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0 mass in the EMCal
212sin2 EEM
For scale and uniformity
Get the mass peak for every tower. We applied an iterative process.
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Always there are details
• Electron E/p : difference to photon• Slope : incident angle dependence• MIP : Only at low E point. • 0 mass : shift due to the slope and the finite
energy resolution (smearing). The position resolution eventually goes in.
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PHENIX calibration summaryMethod for Type Comment
Electron E/p Scale Other det. Low Stat
Laser input Uniformity Other det. Limited usage
Spectra slope Uniformity Physics Angle dependence
MIP Scale, Uniformity Physics One low E point
0 mass Scale, Uniformity Physics Smearing
It is important to have multiple methods for the cross check.
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Summary
• Photon is an important probe.• It is a particle style of electromagnetic wave. • Photon and electron are twins. • Photon and electron produce a shower. • Electromagnetic calorimeter is used to
measure photons in high energy experiment. • Calibrations are the key for the performance.
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What I didn’t cover
• Position resolution• Timing resolution
• A lot of other techniques