Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results
Abstract
Open questions are still present in fundamental Physics and Cosmology, like the nature of Dark Matter, the matter-antimatter asymmetry and the validity of the particle interaction Standard Model. Addressing these questions requires a new generation of massive particle detectors exploring the subatomic and astrophysical worlds. ICARUS T600 is the first large mass (760 ton) example of a novel detector generation able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old famous "bubble chamber" with an excellent energy measurement in huge electronic detectors. ICARUS T600 now operates at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory, studying cosmic rays, neutrino oscillation and proton decay. Physical potentialities of this novel telescope are presented through few examples of neutrino interactions reconstructed with unprecedented details. Detector design and early operation are also reported.
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@article{arxiv.1106.0975,
title = {Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results},
author = {C. Rubbia and M. Antonello and P. Aprili and B. Baibussinov and M. Baldo Ceolin and L. Barzè and P. Benetti and E. Calligarich and N. Canci and F. Carbonara and F. Cavanna and S. Centro and A. Cesana and K. Cieslik and D. B. Cline and A. G. Cocco and A. Dabrowska and D. Dequal and A. Dermenev and R. Dolfini and C. Farnese and A. Fava and A. Ferrari and G. Fiorillo and D. Gibin and A. Gigli Berzolari and S. Gninenko and T. Golan and A. Guglielmi and M. Haranczyk and J. Holeczek and P. Karbowniczek and M. Kirsanov and J. Kisiel and I. Kochanek and J. Lagoda and M. Lantz and S. Mania and G. Mannocchi and F. Mauri and A. Menegolli and G. Meng and C. Montanari and S. Muraro and S. Otwinowski and O. Palamara and T. J. Palczewski and L. Periale and A. Piazzoli and P. Picchi and F. Pietropaolo and P. Plonski and M. Prata and P. Przewlocki and A. Rappoldi and G. L. Raselli and M. Rossella and P. Sala and E. Scantamburlo and A. Scaramelli and E. Segreto and F. Sergiampietri and J. Sobczyk and D. Stefan and J. Stepaniak and R. Sulej and M. Szarska and M. Terrani and F. Varanini and S. Ventura and C. Vignoli and T. Wachala and H. Wang and X. Yang and A. Zalewska and K. Zaremba and J. Zmuda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.0975},
year = {2015}
}
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14 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to Jinst