7–10 Oct 2025
Inn at Penn, University of Pennsylvania
US/Eastern timezone

Dichroic Filter Characterization

8 Oct 2025, 17:10
20m
Regent

Regent

Parallel session talk RDC 2 Photodectors RDC 2 Photodectors

Speaker

Amanda Bacon (University of Pennsylvania)

Description

Dichroic filters, filters that selectively transmit and reflect specific wavelengths while minimizing absorption, are increasingly employed in nuclear and particle physics for photon-detection, including in EOS for Cherenkov and scintillation light separation. In this talk, I will present transmission and reflection measurements of several dichroic filters over a range of angles of incidence and in multiple media: air, water, and LAB-based liquid scintillator. These measurements reveal how the optical response shifts with environment and geometry, and demonstrate that a modified Bragg's Law provides a good model for the transmission edge. These results provide essential input for optical simulations and detector design, and support the development of wavelength-separation optical systems for next-generation hybrid Cherenkov/scintillator detectors.

Author

Amanda Bacon (University of Pennsylvania)

Co-authors

Benjamin Harris (University of Pennsylvania (US)) Joshua R Klein (University of Pennsylvania (US))

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