Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC
Abstract
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a leading-edge experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. ProtoDUNE-Dual Phase (DP) is a 6x6x6 m liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) operated at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2019-2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. In ProtoDUNE-DP, the scintillation and electroluminescence light produced by cosmic muons in the LArTPC is collected by photomultiplier tubes placed up to 7 m away from the ionizing track. In this paper, we present the performance of the ProtoDUNE-DP photon detection system, comparing different wavelength-shifting techniques and the use of xenon-doped LAr as a promising option for future large LArTPCs. The scintillation light production and propagation processes are analyzed and compared to simulations, improving understanding of the liquid argon properties.
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@article{arxiv.2110.15007,
title = {Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC},
author = {I. Gil-Botella},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.15007},
year = {2022}
}
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8 pages, 4 figures, proceedings of LIDINE 2021 - Light Detection in Noble Elements; to be published in JINST