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Abstract
The neutrino mass experiment KATRIN requires a stability of 3 ppm for the retarding potential at − 18.6 kV of the main spectrometer. To monitor the stability, two custom-made ultra-precise high-voltage dividers were developed and built in cooperation with the German national metrology institute Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). Until now, regular absolute calibration of the voltage dividers required bringing the equipment to the specialised metrology laboratory. Here we present a new method based on measuring the energy difference of two Kr conversion electron lines with the KATRIN setup, which was demonstrated during KATRIN’s commissioning measurements in July 2017. The measured scale factor of the high-voltage divider K35 is in agreement with the last PTB calibration 4 years ago. This result demonstrates the utility of the calibration method, as well as the long-term stability of the voltage divider.
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Calibration of high voltages at the ppm level by the difference of 83 m Kr conversion electron lines at the KATRIN experiment
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Arenz, M 1 ; W-J Baek 2 ; Beck, M 3 ; Beglarian, A 4 ; Behrens, J 2 ; Bergmann, T 4 ; Berlev, A 5 ; Besserer, U 6 ; Blaum, K 7 ; Bode, T 8 ; Bornschein, B 6 ; Bornschein, L 9 ; Brunst, T 8 ; Buzinsky, N 10 ; Chilingaryan, S 4 ; Choi, W Q 2 ; Deffert, M 2 ; Doe, P J 11 ; Dragoun, O 12 ; Drexlin, G 2 ; Dyba, S 13 ; Edzards, F 8 ; Eitel, K 9 ; Ellinger, E 14 ; Engel, R 9 ; Enomoto, S 11 ; Erhard, M 2 ; Eversheim, D 1 ; Fedkevych, M 13 ; Fischer, S 6 ; Formaggio, J A 10 ; Fränkle, F M 9 ; Franklin, G B 15 ; Friedel, F 2 ; Fulst, A 13 ; Gil, W 9 ; Glück, F 9 ; A Gonzalez Ureña 16 ; Grohmann, S 6 ; Grössle, R 6 ; Gumbsheimer, R 9 ; Hackenjos, M 6 ; Hannen, V 13 ; Harms, F 2 ; Haußmann, N 14 ; Heizmann, F 2 ; Helbing, K 14 ; Herz, W 6 ; Hickford, S 14 ; Hilk, D 2 ; Hillesheimer, D 6 ; Howe, M A 17 ; Huber, A 2 ; Jansen, A 9 ; Kellerer, J 2 ; Kernert, N 9 ; Kippenbrock, L 11 ; Kleesiek, M 2 ; Klein, M 2 ; Kopmann, A 4 ; Korzeczek, M 2 ; Kovalík, A 12 ; Krasch, B 6 ; Kraus, M 2 ; Kuckert, L 9 ; Lasserre, T 18 ; Lebeda, O 12 ; Letnev, J 19 ; Lokhov, A 5 ; Machatschek, M 2 ; Marsteller, A 6 ; Martin, E L 11 ; Mertens, S 8 ; Mirz, S 6 ; Monreal, B 20 ; Neumann, H 6 ; Niemes, S 6 ; Off, A 6 ; Osipowicz, A 19 ; Otten, E 3 ; Parno, D S 15 ; Pollithy, A 8 ; Poon, A W P 21 ; Priester, F 6 ; Ranitzsch, P C-O 13 ; Rest, O 13 ; Robertson, R G H 11 ; Roccati, F 22 ; Rodenbeck, C 2 ; Röllig, M 6 ; Röttele, C 2 ; Ryšavý, M 12 ; Sack, R 13 ; Saenz, A 23 ; Schimpf, L 2 ; Schlösser, K 9 ; Schlösser, M 6 ; Schönung, K 7 ; Schrank, M 9 ; Seitz-Moskaliuk, H 2 ; Sentkerestiová, J 12 ; Sibille, V 10 ; Slezák, M 8 ; Steidl, M 9 ; Steinbrink, N 13 ; Sturm, M 6 ; Suchopar, M 12 ; Suesser, M 6 ; Telle, H H 16 ; Thorne, L A 15 ; Thümmler, T 9 ; Titov, N 5 ; Tkachev, I 5 ; Trost, N 9 ; Valerius, K 9 ; Vénos, D 12 ; Vianden, R 1 ; Vizcaya Hernández, A P 15 ; Weber, M 4 ; Weinheimer, C 13 ; Weiss, C 24 ; Welte, S 6 ; Wendel, J 6 ; Wilkerson, J F 17 ; Wolf, J 2 ; Wüstling, S 4 ; Zadoroghny, S 5
1 Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2 Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
3 Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
4 Institute for Data Processing and Electronics (IPE), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
5 Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences, 60th October Anniversary Prospect 7a, Moscow, Russia
6 Institute for Technical Physics (ITeP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
7 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
8 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany; Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
9 Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
10 Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
11 Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, and Dept. of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
12 Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, v. v. i, Řež, Czech Republic
13 Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
14 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
15 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
16 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Madrid, Spain
17 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC, USA
18 Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay, DRF/IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
19 University of Applied Sciences (HFD) Fulda, Fulda, Germany
20 Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
21 Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
22 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany; Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
23 Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
24 Project, Process, and Quality Management (PPQ), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
1 Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2 Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
3 Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
4 Institute for Data Processing and Electronics (IPE), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
5 Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences, 60th October Anniversary Prospect 7a, Moscow, Russia
6 Institute for Technical Physics (ITeP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
7 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
8 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany; Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
9 Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
10 Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
11 Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, and Dept. of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
12 Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, v. v. i, Řež, Czech Republic
13 Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
14 Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
15 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
16 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Madrid, Spain
17 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC, USA
18 Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre de Saclay, DRF/IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
19 University of Applied Sciences (HFD) Fulda, Fulda, Germany
20 Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
21 Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
22 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany; Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
23 Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
24 Project, Process, and Quality Management (PPQ), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Pages
1-7
Publication year
2018
Publication date
May 2018
ISSN
14346044
e-ISSN
14346052
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2036666135
Copyright
The European Physical Journal C is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved.