The development of a hybrid photo-detector (HPD) for the Hyper-Kamiokande project

作者：Hirota Seiko^*; Nishimura Yasuhiro; Suda Yusuke; Tateishi Keiji; Haga Yuto; Kametani Isao; Shiozawa Masato; Nakayama Shoei; Tanaka Hidekazu; Hayato Yoshinari; Nakahata Masayuki; Yokoyama Masashi; Aihara Hiroaki; Ichikawa Atsuko; Minamino Akihiro; Ikeda Motoyasu; Huang Kunxian; Nakaya Tsuyoshi; Kawai Yoshihiko; Suzuki Masatoshi; Ohmura Takayuki

来源：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment , 2013, 732: 303-305.

DOI：10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.122

• Hybrid photo-detector
• HPD
• Hyper-Kamiokande
• Neutrino physics

We are developing hybrid photo-detectors (HPDs) for Hyper-Kamiokande, which is a next generation underground water Cherenkov detector designed to search for proton decay and study many topics related to neutrino physics and astrophysics. A verification study of the suitability of HPDs for a water Cherenkov detector in a 200-ton tank is planned. In advance, we evaluated the performances of an 8-in. prototype HPD and tested them in water to confirm their safe operation. The prototype shows better single photon sensitivity and timing resolution than the conventional PMTs used in Super-Kamiokande.

• 出版日期2013-12-21