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Scintillation light detection in the long-drift ProtoDUNE-DP liquid argon TPC

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-12-21 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

ProtoDUNE-DP is a 6x6x6 m3 liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) operated at the Neutrino Platform at CERN in 2019-2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. DUNE is a dual-site experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. The light signal in these detectors is crucial to provide precise timing capabilities. In ProtoDUNE-DP, scintillation light produced by cosmic muons inthe LArTPC is collected by the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) placed up to 7 m away from the point of interaction. The scintillation light production and propagation processes are analyzed and compared to simulations, improving the understanding of some liquid argon properties.

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@article{arxiv.2106.15334,
  title  = {Scintillation light detection in the long-drift ProtoDUNE-DP liquid argon TPC},
  author = {C. Cuesta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.15334},
  year   = {2022}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures. TIPP 2021 proceedings

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