%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of the Hamamatsu R11410-10 3-Inch Photomultiplier Tube for Liquid Xenon Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiments
%A K. Lung
%A K. Arisaka
%A A. Bargetzi
%A P. Beltrame
%A A. Cahill
%A T. Genma
%A C. Ghag
%A D. Gordon
%A J. Sainz
%A A. Teymourian
%A Y. Yoshizawa
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1016/j.nima.2012.08.052
%X To satisfy the requirements of the next generation of dark matter detectors based on the dual phase TPC, Hamamatsu, in close collaboration with UCLA, has developed the R11410-10 photomultipler tube. In this work, we present the detailed tests performed on this device. High QE (>30%) accompanied by a low dark count rate (50 Hz at 0.3 PE) and high gain (10^7) with good single PE resolution have been observed. A comprehensive screening measurement campaign is ongoing while the manufacturer quotes a radioactivity of 20 mBq/PMT. These characteristics show the R11410-10 to be particularly suitable for the forthcoming zero background liquid xenon detectors.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.2628v2