New candidate polymeric wavelength shifters for noble liquid detectors
Abstract Polymeric wavelength shifters are of particular interest for large liquid argon detectors. Inspired by the success of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), other new polymers exhibiting a similar type of excimer fluorescence were investigated. We report on the preliminary results of the first cryogenic wavelength shifting test of a solution-cast film of PVN, poly(2-vinyl naphthalene). Significant brittleness was identified as a factor potentially limiting the use of PVN. However, clear signs of wavelength shifting were observed, with the overall efficiency and time response comparable to those of PEN.
Authors
- A.F.V. Cortez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-3128)
- G. Nieradka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-7922)
- A. Abramowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-9352)
- Tomasz Łęcki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7242-7068)
- M. Kumosiński
- S. Choudhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-6779)
- T. Sworobowicz
- M. Kuźniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9632-9115)
- Marcin Kaczorowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5337-1265)
- S. Pawłowski
- D. Jamanek
Institutions
- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Industrial Chemistry Institute (PL)
- Łukasiewicz Research Network (PL)
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (PL)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/05/c05006
- Primary Topic
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00