First observation of liquid-xenon proportional electroluminescence in THGEM holes
arXiv:1310.4074 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/12/C12004
Abstract
Radiation-induced proportional-electroluminescence UV signals, emitted from the holes of a Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) electrode immersed in liquid xenon, were recorded with a PMT for the first time. Significant photon yields were observed using a 0.4 mm thick electrode with 0.3 mm diameter holes; at 2 kV across the THGEM the photon yield was estimated to be ~600 UV photons/electron over 4pi This may pave the way towards the realization of novel single-phase noble-liquid radiation detectors incorporating liquid hole-multipliers (LHM); their concept is presented.
To be published in the MPGD2013 JINST proceedings
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