Bucking coil test @Kyoto (2016)

We are considering to implement bucking coils on PMTs for the water
Cherenkov detector in order to avoid gain reductions of the PMTs due to
a stray-magnetic field from the S-2S dipole magnet.
The gain reduction of PMT would cause deteriorations of particle-detection
efficiency and background-rejection capability in S-2S.
There were a stray-magnetic field of approximately 5 G at positions of PMTs
for the water Cherenkov detector in a parallel direction to the PMT axis.

At first, we investigated an effect of magnetic field on a H11284-100UV PMT,
which will be used for the water Cherenkov detector, by using a Helmholtz coil
yielding 10 G at maximum.
Then, we attemted to find an optimal setting of bucking coil to actively vanish
the magnetic field of 5 G.
Figs. 1 and 2 show a schematic drawing and a photograph of the experimental setup
for the bucking-coil test.


Fig. 1: A schematic drawing of the experimental setup of bucking coil test.


Fig. 2: A photograph of the experimental setup of bucking coil test.


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