Performance of the liquid xenon detector for the MEG experiment

A 900-l liquid xenon (LXe) detector was constructed for the MEG experiment to look for μ + → e + γ . With proper calibration and monitoring the detector was successfully operated during the first physics data taking for three months in 2008. We evaluated the performance of the LXe detector around th...

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Published in:	Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 628; no. 1; pp. 376 - 380
Main Authors:	Nishimura, Yasuhiro, Natori, Hiroaki
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-02-2011
Subjects:	Accelerators Calibration Decay Detectors Lepton flavor violation Liquid xenon scintillator Liquids Monitoring Photons Xenon Liquid xenon scintillator Lepton flavor violation
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Summary:	A 900-l liquid xenon (LXe) detector was constructed for the MEG experiment to look for μ + → e + γ . With proper calibration and monitoring the detector was successfully operated during the first physics data taking for three months in 2008. We evaluated the performance of the LXe detector around the signal- γ energy of 52.8 MeV by using 54.9-MeV photons obtained from π 0 decays.
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ISSN:	0168-9002 1872-9576
DOI:	10.1016/j.nima.2010.07.005