A versatile test bench for photomultiplier tube characterization and its application in the DAMPE-PSD

作     者：Yong Zhou Zhi-Yu Sun Yu-Hong Yu Yong-Jie Zhang Fang Fang Jun-Ling Chen Bi-Tao Hu 无

作者机构：Institute of Modern PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences509 Nanchang RoadLanzhou 730000China School of Nuclear Science and TechnologyLanzhou University222 South Tianshui RoadLanzhou 730000China Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences19A Yuquan RoadBeijing 100049China 

出 版 物：《Nuclear Science and Techniques》 (核技术（英文）)

年 卷 期：2016年第27卷第3期

页      面：145-152页

核心收录：

学科分类：082704[工学-辐射防护及环境保护] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0827[工学-核科学与技术] 0703[理学-化学] 0702[理学-物理学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science(No.XDA04040202-3) 

主　　题：试验台架系统 光电倍增管 通用性 特性 性能试验台 中国科学院院士 测试方案 粒子探测器 

摘      要：Performance characterization for massive photomultiplier tubes(PMTs) is a frequently encountered procedure in large nuclear and particle *** facilitate this work,a dedicated test bench system has been developed at the Institute of Modern Physics,Chinese Academy of *** two-dimensional photocathode position scanning capability is an intrinsic function of the test bench,and up to 25 PMTs,with the diameter smaller than 2,can be tested *** parameters of the light source pulses can be adjusted in a wide range,thus making it suitable for various characteristics *** test bench system is highly automated with all the controlling operations integrated into a single ***,the hardware platform is extensible which allows complex testing schemes,and the modularity in the software design makes the migration from one testing configuration to another light-weight and *** these features make the test bench versatile and reusable in different *** has been first used in the construction of the Plastic Scintillator Detector(PSD) of DArk Matter Particle Explorer(DAMPE),and a total of 570 Hamamatsu R4443 tubes were tested *** performance was verified and the testing results are also reported in this article.