Development of High-energy Particle Detectors for Space Exploration

Space environment exploration is a hot topic globally.The scope of space exploration ranges from near-Earth space to the moon,other planets in the solar system,and even the heliosphere and interplanetary space.It is used for various crucial applications,including aerospace technology development,space weather research,understanding the origin and evolution of the universe,searching for extraterrestrial life,and finding human livable places.Although China’s space environment exploration started late,its progress has been rapid.China is gradually narrowing the gap with advanced countries and may eventually lead the world in space research.This article briefly reviews the development history of China’s space environmental detectors.

PARTICLE DETECTORS AT ACCELERATORS

33.1. Introduction This review summarizes the detector technologies employed at accelerator particle physics experiments. Several of these detectors are also used in a non-accelerator context and examples of such applications will be provided. The detector techniques which are specific to non-accelerator particle physics experiments are the subject of Chap.

PARTICLE DETECTORS FOR NON-ACCELERATOR PHYSICS

Updated 2013 （see the various sections for authors）.34.1. Introduction Non-accelerator experiments have become increasingly important in particle physics. These include classical cosmic ray experiments, neutrino oscillation measurements, and searches for double-beta decay, dark matter candidates, and magnetic monopoles.

Effect of Au/Ni/4H–SiC Schottky junction thermal stability on performance of alpha particle detection

Au/Ni/n-type 4H-SiC Schottky alpha particle detectors are fabricated and annealed at temperatures between 400℃ and 700 ℃ to investigate the effects of thermal stability of the Schottky contact on the structural and electrical properties of the detectors. At the annealing temperature of 500 ℃, the two nickel silicides （i.e., Ni31Sil2 and Ni2Si） are formed at the interface and result in the formation of an inhomogeneous Schottky barrier. By increasing the annealing temperature, the Ni31Sil2 transforms into the more stable Ni2Si. The structural evolution of the Schottky contact directly affects the electrical properties and alpha particle energy resolutions of the detectors. A better energy resolution of 2.60% is obtained for 5.48-MeV alpha particles with the detector after being annealed at 600 ℃. As a result, the Au/Ni/n-type 4H-SiC Schottky detector shows a good performance after thermal treatment at temperatures up to 700℃.

CsI-bowl:an ancillary detector for exit channel selection inγ-ray spectroscopy experiments

A particle detector array designed for light-charged particles, known as the CsI-bowl, was built for exit channel selection for in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy experiments. This device is composed of 64 CsI(Tl) detectors, organized in a structure reminiscent of a tea-bowl. High quantum efficiency photodiodes, characterized by their minimal mass, were employed to collect scintillation light. Its design, construction, particle identification resolution, and its effectiveness in relation to exit channel selection are described in this paper. In source tests, the optimal figure of merit for the identification of α-particles and γ-rays using the charge comparison method was found to be 3.3 and 12.1 for CsI detectors coupled to photodiodes and avalanche photodiodes, respectively. The CsI-bowl demonstrated effectiveness in identifying particles, specifically the emission of protons and α-particles in the58Ni(19F, xpyn) fusion–evaporation reaction, thereby enabling the selection of the desired exit channels.

A LN2-based cooling system for a next-generation liquid xenon dark matter detector

In recent years, cooling technology for liquid xenon(LXe) detectors has advanced driven by the development of dark matter(DM) detectors with target mass in the 100–1000 kg range. The next generation of DM detectors based on LXe will be in the 50,000 kg(50 t)range requiring more than 1 k W of cooling power. Most of the prior cooling methods become impractical at this level.For cooling a 50 t scale LXe detector, a method is proposed in which liquid nitrogen(LN2) in a small local reservoir cools the xenon gas via a cold finger. The cold finger incorporates a heating unit to provide temperature regulation. The proposed cooling method is simple, reliable, and suitable for the required long-term operation for a rare event search. The device can be easily integrated into present cooling systems, for example the ‘‘Cooling Bus’ ’employed for the Panda X I and II experiments. It is still possible to cool indirectly with no part of the cooling or temperature control system getting in direct contact with the clean xenon in the detector. Also, the cooling device can be mounted at a large distance, i.e., the detector is cooled remotely from a distance of 5–10 m. The method was tested in a laboratory setup at Columbia University to carry out different measurements with a small LXe detector and behaved exactly as predicted.

Design and performances of electromagnetic particle detector for LHAASO-KM2A

In the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory（LHAASO） project,the one kilometer square extensive air shower array（KM2A） is the the largest detector array in terms of effect ive area.It consists of 5635electromagnetic particle detectors（EDs） and 122 1 union detectors（MDs）.Each ED is composed of 16 scintillator tiles readout by wavelength-shifting fibers that are bundled and attached by a 25 mm PMT.The design of the unit and its performances,such as photoelectron yield,time resolution and uniformity,are discussed in detail.An assembling scheme for the whole ED is established to guarantee the uniformity throughout all 16 tiles in a single ED and all EDs in mass production.

Result of proton beam energy calibration of GECAM satellite charged particle detector

Purpose A charged particle detector(CPD)is one of two main detectors on the GECAM satellite.It was designed to detect charged particles.Electrons and protons are space’s mainly charged particles.So,a research on the proton detection ability of a CPD and deriving the energy response to charged particles of the CPD in the two designed operating modes is important.Method The proton calibration tests of the CPD under diferent working modes were carried out at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou.Result and conclusion Through testing and analysis,it was concluded that when CPD works in semi-component mode,it can detect the maximum energy,and when working in full-component mode,it can provide better energy resolution.

Theoretical analysis on the efficiency of optical-optical double-color double-resonance multiphoton ionization

Analytic formula of the efficiency of optical-optical double-color double-resonance multi-photon ionization （OODR-MPI） is derived from the dynamic rate equation about the interaction of photon and material. Based on this formula, the influence of characteristic of the pump and probe laser on the ionization efficiency of （1＋2＋1） OODR-MPI process is simulated theoretically. It is shown that the pump laser will affect the ionization efficiency by the number control of the molecules excited to the first resonance state. The ionization efficiency is decided by the probe laser directly. Both of the excited molecules and ionization efficiency increase with the intensity and pulse duration of the laser until saturation. It is also found that the longer the delay time of the probe laser to the pump one is, the lower the ionization efficiency would be. The delay time ought to be smaller than the lifetime of the excited molecule in the practical use of the OODR-MPI technique.

Experimental study on multiphoton ionization of Ar with high intensity short laser pulses

We present high resolution photoelectron energy spectra from multiphoton ionization （MPI） of Ar subject to laser pulses with wavelength of 400 nm, pulse duration of 35 fs, and maximum intensity of 5×10^13 W/cm2. Ionizations into Ar＋ 2p3/2 and 2P1/2 channels are observed and distinct resonance structures are found in both ionization channels. The intensity dependence of the resonance structures is explained in terms of the mechanism of Freeman resonance, i.e., transient resonances of alternating current （AC） Stark-shifted Rydberg states at specific intensities within the laser pulse.

Surface Dyakonov-Cherenkov radiation

Recent advances in engineered material technologies(e.g.,photonic crystals,metamaterials,plasmonics,etc.)provide valuable tools to control Cherenkov radiation.In all these approaches,however,the particle velocity is a key parameter to affect Cherenkov radiation in the designed material,while the influence of the particle trajectory is generally negligible.Here,we report on surface Dyakonov-Cherenkov radiation,i.e.the emission of directional Dyakonov surface waves from a swift charged particle moving atop a birefringent crystal.This new type of Cherenkov radiation is highly susceptible to both the particle velocity and trajectory,e.g.we observe a sharp radiation enhancement when the particle trajectory falls in the vicinity of a particular direction.Moreover,close to the Cherenkov threshold,such a radiation enhancement can be orders of magnitude higher than that obtained in traditional Cherenkov detectors.These distinct properties allow us to determine simultaneously the magnitude and direction of particle velocities on a compact platform.The surface Dyakonov-Cherenkov radiation studied in this work not only adds a new degree of freedom for particle identification,but also provides an all-dielectric route to construct compact Cherenkov detectors with enhanced sensitivity.

Development and application of a modular test system for the HV-CMOS pixel sensor R&D of the ATLAS HL-LHC upgrade

Background High-voltage CMOS is a promising technology for the pixel sensor of tracking detectors in the collider experiments.Extensive studies are being carried out by theATLASCollaboration to investigate the possibility of using theHV-CMOS technology in the HL-LHC upgrade of the ATLAS inner tracker detector.Purpose The CaRIBOu(Control and Readout Itk BOards)is a modular test system developed to test the HV-CMOS pixel sensor prototypes and demonstrators.Methods This test system consists of pixel sensor specific front-end chip boards,a control and readout board(CaR board),a central interface board and the back-end DAQ system.Currently,two DAQ solutions are available for the CaRIBOu system,one is based on the FELIX(front-end link eXchange)readout system and the other is based on the Gigabit Ethernet link.Results Various testbeam experiments have been carried out with the CaRIBOu system since 2015 for the pixel sensors fabricated by the AMS HV-CMOS 180 nm and 350 nm technologies.Conclusion The test results show that this test system is very flexible and could be adapted to the test of different pixel sensors with minimum effort,and the performance meets the testbeam requirements.