Abstract
Abstract Upgrade work towards increasing the beam intensity of the neutrino beamline at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) is underway. Monitoring tertiary muon beams is essential for stable operation of the beamline. Accordingly, we plan to replace the present muon monitor sensors with electron multiplier tubes (EMTs). We investigated the radiation tolerance and linearity response of EMTs using a 90 MeV electron beam. EMTs were irradiated with electrons up to 470 nC. EMTs show higher radiation tolerance than the Si sensors which are presently used as one of the muon monitor detectors for the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long-baseline neutrino experiment at J-PARC. The integrated charge yield decrease is found to be less than 8% after a beam irradiation equivalent to 132 days of operation at the future J-PARC beam power of 1.3 MW. The EMTs show linearity better than $\pm$5% up to the future beam intensity. The observed yield decrease is likely due to dynode deterioration, based on detailed investigation. The studies described here confirm that EMTs can be used as a high-intensity muon beam monitor. Owing to the reported results, we are proceeding with the installation in the J-PARC neutrino beamline.
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