Optical coupling materials are usually applied to ensure good optical matching in the APD-scintillating crystal detection system. High transparency at the scintillating emission wavelength and material stability under irradiation are recommended requirements. In this work, silicon optical grease (BC630) and two-component epoxy resins (Epo-tek 301-2FL and Epo-tek 305), to be employed in the electromagnetic calorimeter of the BelleII experiment at the Super-KEKB collider, were investigated to establish their radiation hardness and stability under gamma and neutron irradiation. Optical transmittance measurements were performed in the UV-VIS range, paying particular attention to the materials behavior in the range around 315nm (CsI scintillating emission wavelength). © Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence.
Radiation hardness and stability of optical coupling materials for BelleII electromagnetic calorimeter
Fiore, S.;Cemmi, A.;Baccaro, S.
2014-01-01
Abstract
Optical coupling materials are usually applied to ensure good optical matching in the APD-scintillating crystal detection system. High transparency at the scintillating emission wavelength and material stability under irradiation are recommended requirements. In this work, silicon optical grease (BC630) and two-component epoxy resins (Epo-tek 301-2FL and Epo-tek 305), to be employed in the electromagnetic calorimeter of the BelleII experiment at the Super-KEKB collider, were investigated to establish their radiation hardness and stability under gamma and neutron irradiation. Optical transmittance measurements were performed in the UV-VIS range, paying particular attention to the materials behavior in the range around 315nm (CsI scintillating emission wavelength). © Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
