Title of article
Calibration of photomultiplier tubes for the fluorescence detector of telescope array experiment using a Rayleigh scattered laser beam
Author/Authors
Kawana، نويسنده , , Shingo and Sakurai، نويسنده , , Nobuyuki and Fujii، نويسنده , , Toshihiro and Fukushima، نويسنده , , Masaki and Inoue، نويسنده , , Naoya and Matthews، نويسنده , , John N. and Ogio، نويسنده , , Shoichi and Sagawa، نويسنده , , Hiroyuki and Taketa، نويسنده , , Akimichi and Takita، نويسنده , , Masato and Thomas، نويسنده , , Stan B. and Tokuno، نويسنده , , Hisao and Tsunesada، نويسنده , , Yosh، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
10
From page
68
To page
77
Abstract
We performed photometric calibration of the PhotoMultiplier Tube (PMT) and readout electronics used for the new fluorescence detectors of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment using Rayleigh scattered photons from a pulsed nitrogen laser beam. The experimental setup, measurement procedure, and results of calibration are described. The total systematic uncertainty of the calibration is estimated to be 7.2%. An additional uncertainty of 3.7% is introduced by the transport of the calibrated PMTs from the laboratory to the TA experimental site.
Keywords
Calibration of photomultiplier , Air fluorescence telescope , Rayleigh scattering , Ultra-high energy cosmic ray
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Record number
2206073
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