Dark Matter Detection and PMT Base Optimization
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The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to help characterize and improve the photomultiplier tubes which go inside the Xenon dark matter detector. This paper discusses Dark Matter, the Xenon experiment, and the main project. The main project presented in this paper is the optimization of a parameter of photomultiplier tubes called linearity. Linearity means that the input and output signals of the PMT should form a linear relationship. Five different parameters were scanned in this experiment to determine their effect on the linearity of the PMT.
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