Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 618, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 139-152

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^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^m VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

ⁿ CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^q OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^s GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^t MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^u UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^v EPFL   (Switzerland)

^w UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^x UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^y Université de Mons ^*  (United States)

^z JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^ae STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^af PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ag UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ah UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^aj DESY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Cherenkov; Cosmic rays; Ice; Neutrino; PMT

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMOLOGY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GAS LASERS; ICE; NEUTRONS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS;

CHERENKOV; EVENT RECONSTRUCTION; HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS; NEUTRINO; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SATURATION BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PHOTOELECTRONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77957556888     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.102     Document Type: Article

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