Evolution and Recent Developments of the Gaseous Photon Detectors Technologies

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution, recent advancements, and diverse applications of gaseous photon detector technologies, highlighting developments like large-area MPGD detectors, novel architectures, and applications in cryogenics and scintillation imaging.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent technological progress and new detector architectures in gaseous photon detectors, including large-area MPGD-based detectors and visible light detection.

Findings

First large-area MPGD-based single photon detectors installed on COMPASS RICH-1

Investigation of novel detector architectures and materials

Progress in cryogenic and scintillation imaging applications

Abstract

The evolution and the present status of the gaseous photon detectors technologies are reviewed. The most recent developments in several branches of the field are described, in particular the installation and commissioning of the first large area MPGD-based detectors of single photons on COMPASS RICH-1. Investigation of novel detector architectures, different materials and various applications are reported, and the quest for visible light gaseous photon detectors is discussed. The progress on the use of gaseous photon detector related techniques in the field of cryogenic applications and gaseous or liquid scintillation imaging are presented.