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First operation and performance of a 200 lt double phase LAr LEM-TPC with a 40x76 cm^2 readout

In this paper we describe the design, construction, and operation of a first large area double-phase liquid argon Large Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber (LAr LEM-TPC). The detector has a maximum drift length of 60 cm and the…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2015-06-12 A. Badertscher , A. Curioni , U. Degunda , L. Epprecht , A. Gendotti , S. Horikawa , L. Knecht , D. Lussi G. Natterer , K. Nguyen , F. Resnati , A. Rubbia , T. Viant

Liquid argon characterization of the X-ARAPUCA with alpha particles, gamma rays and cosmic muons

The X-ARAPUCA device is the baseline choice for the photon detection system of the first far detector module of the DUNE experiment. We present the results of the first complete characterization of a small scale X-ARAPUCA prototype, which…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2021-12-07 H. V. Souza , E. Segreto , A. A. Machado , R. R. Sarmento , M. C. Q. Bazetto , L. Paulucci , F. Marinho , V. L. Pimentel , F. L. Demolin , G. de Souza , A. C. Fauth , M. A. Ayala-Torres

The CAPTAIN Detector and Physics Program

The Cryogenic Apparatus for Precision Tests of Argon Interactions with Neutrino (CAP- TAIN) program is designed to make measurements of scientific importance to long-baseline neutrino physics and physics topics that will be explored by…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2013-09-09 The CAPTAIN Collaboration , H. Berns , H. Chen , D. Cline , J. Danielson , Z. Djurcic , S. Elliott , G. Garvey , V. Gehman , C. Grant , E. Guardincerri , R. Kadel , T. Kutter , D. Lee , K. Lee , Q. Liu , W. Louis , C. Mauger , C. McGrew , R. McTaggart , J. Medina , W. Metcalf , G. Mills , J. Mirabal-Martinez , S. Mufson , E. Pantic , O. Prokofiev. Mufson , V. Radeka , J. Ramsey , K. Rielage , H. Sahoo , C. Sinnis , M. Smy , W. Sondheim , I. Stancu , R. Svoboda , M. Szydagis , C. Taylor , A. Teymourian , C. Thorn , C. Tull , M. Tzanov , R. Van de Water , H. Wang , C. Yanagisawa , A. Yarritu , C. Zhang

Neutrino detection in the ArgoNeuT LAr TPC

ArgoNeuT, a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr-TPC), has collected thousands of neutrino and anti-neutrino events between 0.1 and 10 GeV in the NuMI beamline at Fermilab (FNAL). Among other issues, the experiment will measure the…

高能物理 - 实验 · 物理学 2011-10-17 O. Palamara

Liquid Argon Dielectric Breakdown Studies with the MicroBooNE Purification System

The proliferation of liquid argon time projection chamber detectors makes the characterization of the dielectric properties of liquid argon a critical task. To improve understanding of these properties, a systematic study of the breakdown…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2015-03-27 R. Acciarri , B. Carls , C. James , B. Johnson , H. Jostlein , S. Lockwitz , B. Lundberg , J. L. Raaf , R. Rameika , B. Rebel , G. P. Zeller , M. Zuckerbrot

Observation of neutron bursts produced by laboratory high-voltage atmospheric discharge

Data on the observation of neutron bursts in the process of high-voltage discharge in the air at an average electric field strength ~ 1 MV/m and discharge current ~ 10 kA are presented. Two independent methods (CR-39 track detectors and…

等离子体物理 · 物理学 2013-09-18 A. V. Agafonov , A. V. Bagulya , O. D. Dalkarov , M. A. Negodaev , A. V. Oginov , A. S. Rusetskiy , V. A. Ryabov , K. V. Shpakov

The analog Resistive Plate Chamber detector of the ARGO-YBJ experiment

The ARGO-YBJ experiment has been in stable data taking from November 2007 till February 2013 at the YangBaJing Cosmic Ray Observatory (4300 m a.s.l.). The detector consists of a single layer of Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) ( about 6700…

天体物理仪器与方法 · 物理学 2015-04-08 B. Bartoli , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , Z. Cao , S. Catalanotti , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , S. W. Cui , B. Z. Dai , A. D'Amone , Danzengluobu , I. De Mitri , B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli , T. Di Girolamo , G. Di Sciascio , C. F. Feng , Zhaoyang Feng , Zhenyong Feng , Q. B. Gou , Y. Q. Guo , H. H. He , Haibing Hu , Hongbo Hu , M. Iacovacci , R. Iuppa , H. Y. Jia , Labaciren , H. J. Li , C. Liu , J. Liu , M. Y. Liu , H. Lu , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , G. Mancarella , S. M. Mari1 , G. Marsella , S. Mastroianni , P. Montini , C. C. Ning , L. Perrone , P. Pistilli , P. Salvini1 , R. Santonico , P. R. Shen , X. D. Sheng , F. Shi , A. Surdo , Y. H. Tan , P. Vallania , S. Vernetto , C. Vigorito , H. Wang , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , L. Xue , Q. Y. Yang , X. C. Yang , Z. G. Yao , A. F. Yuan , M. Zha , H. M. Zhang , L. Zhang , X. Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , J. Zhao , Zhaxiciren , Zhaxisangzhu , X. X. Zhou , F. R. Zhu , Q. Q. Zhu

First Measurement of the Total Neutron Cross Section on Argon Between 100 and 800 MeV

We report the first measurement of the neutron cross section on argon in the energy range of 100-800 MeV. The measurement was obtained with a 4.3-hour exposure of the Mini-CAPTAIN detector to the WNR/LANSCE beam at LANL. The total cross…

高能物理 - 实验 · 物理学 2019-07-31 B. Bhandari , J. Bian , K. Bilton , C. Callahan , J. Chaves , H. Chen , D. Cline , R. L. Cooper , D. Danielson , J. Danielson , N. Dokania , S. Elliott , S. Fernandes , S. Gardiner , G. Garvey , V. Gehman , F. Giuliani , S. Glavin , M. Gold , C. Grant , E. Guardincerri , T. Haines , A. Higuera , J. Y. Ji , R. Kadel , N. Kamp , A. Karlin , W. Ketchum , L. W. Koerner , D. Lee , K. Lee , Q. Liu , S. Locke , W. C. Louis , A. Manalaysay , J. Maricic , E. Martin , M. J. Martinez , S. Martynenko , C. Mauger , C. McGrew , J. Medina , P. J. Medina , A. Mills , G. Mills , J. Mirabal-Martinez , A. Olivier , E. Pantic , B. Philipbar , C. Pitcher , V. Radeka , J. Ramsey , K. Rielage , M. Rosen , A. R. Sanchez , J. Shin , G. Sinnis , M. Smy , W. Sondheim , I. Stancu , C. Sterbenz , Y. Sun , R. Svoboda , C. Taylor , A. Teymourian , C. Thorn , C. E. Tull , M. Tzanov , R. G. Van de Water , D. Walker , N. Walsh , H. Wang , Y. Wang , C. Yanagisawa , A. Yarritu , J. Yoo

First measurement of surface nuclear recoil background for argon dark matter searches

One major background in direct searches for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) comes from the deposition of radon progeny on detector surfaces. The most dangerous surface background is the $^{206}$Pb recoils produced by $^{210}$Po…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2017-09-27 Jingke Xu , Chris Stanford , Shawn Westerdale , Frank Calaprice , Alexander Wright , Zhiming Shi

Discrimination of Recoil Backgrounds in Scintillating Calorimeters

The alpha decay of $\n{{}^{210}Po}$ is a dangerous background to rare event searches. Here, we describe observations related to this alpha decay in the Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers (CRESST). We find that…

天体物理仪器与方法 · 物理学 2010-01-21 R. F. Lang , G. Angloher , M. Bauer , I. Bavykina , A. Bento , A. Brown , C. Bucci , C. Ciemniak , C. Coppi , G. Deuter , F. von Feilitzsch , D. Hauff , S. Henry , P. Huff , J. Imber , S. Ingleby , C. Isaila , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , M. Kimmerle , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , M. Malek , R. McGowan , V. B. Mikhailik , E. Pantic , F. Petricca , S. Pfister , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schmaler , S. Scholl , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , A. J. B. Tolhurst , I. Usherov , W. Westphal

Calibration of calorimetric measurement in a liquid argon time projection chamber

The liquid argon time projection chamber provides high resolution event images and excellent calorimetric resolution for studying neutrino physics and searching for beyond standard model physics. In this article, we review the main physics…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2021-10-12 Tingjun Yang

First operation of a double phase LAr Large Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber with a two-dimensional projective readout anode

We have previously reported on the construction and successful operation of the novel double phase Liquid Argon Large Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber (LAr LEM-TPC). This detector concept provides a 3D-tracking and calorimetric…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2015-03-17 A. Badertscher , A. Curioni , L. Knecht , D. Lussi , A. Marchionni , G. Natterer , F. Resnati , A. Rubbia , T. Viant

A Noble Gas Detector with Electroluminescence Readout based on an Array of APDs

We present the results of the operation of an array of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for the readout of an electroluminescence detector. The detector contains 24 APDs with a pitch of 15 mm between them allowing energy and position…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2015-12-30 B. Bourguille , A. Garcia Soto , I. Gil-Botella , T. Lux , C. Palomares , F. Sanchez , R. Santorelli

A Concept for a Scalable 2 kTon Liquid Argon TPC Detector for Astroparticle Physics

This paper describes the results of a study on the general lines, main construction criteria, crucial points, parameters and required preliminary R&D activities for the construction of a LAr (liquid argon) imaging detector with active mass…

天体物理学 · 物理学 2007-05-23 D. B. Cline , F. Sergiampietri

A tagged low-momentum kaon test-beam exposure with a 250L LAr TPC (J-PARC T32)

At the beginning of 2010, we presented at the J-PARC PAC an R$&$D program towards large (100 kton scale) liquid argon TPCs, suitable to investigate, in conjunction with the J-PARC neutrino beam, the possibility of CP violation in the…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2011-05-31 O. Araoka , A. Badertscher , A. Curioni , S. DiLuise , U. Degunda , L. Epprecht , L. Esposito , A. Gendotti , T. Hasegawa , S. Horikawa , K. Kasami , N. Kimura , L. Knecht , T. Kobayashi , C. Lazzaro , D. Lussi , M. Maki , A. Marchionni , T. Maruyama , A. Meregaglia , T. Mitani , Y. Nagasaka , J. Naganoma , H. Naito , S. Narita , G. Natterer , K. Nishikawa , A. Okamoto , H. Okamoto , F. Petrolo , F. Resnati , A. Rubbia , C. Strabel , M. Tanaka , T. Viant , Y. Yamanoi , K. Yorita , M. Yoshioka

Deep learning for improved keV-scale recoil identification in high resolution gas time projection chambers

Recoil-imaging gaseous time projection chambers (TPCs) with directional sensitivity are attractive for dark matter (DM) searches. Detectors capable of reconstructing 3D nuclear recoil directions would be uniquely sensitive to the predicted…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2022-06-23 J. Schueler , M. Ghrear , S. E. Vahsen , P. Sadowski , C. Deaconu

Digital pulse-shape discrimination of fast neutrons and gamma rays

Discrimination of the detection of fast neutrons and gamma rays in a liquid scintillator detector has been investigated using digital pulse-processing techniques. An experimental setup with a 252Cf source, a BC-501 liquid scintillator…

核实验 · 物理学 2008-12-08 P. -A. Söderström , J. Nyberg , R. Wolters

Measurement of neutrino interactions in gaseous argon with T2K

The T2K near-detector, ND280, employs three large argon gas TPCs (Time Projection Chambers) for particle tracking and identification. The gas inside the TPCs can be used as an active target to study the neutrino interactions in great…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2017-10-11 Lukas Koch

Calibration Plan for the SBC 10-kg Liquid Argon Detector with 100 eV Target Threshold

The Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC) Collaboration is designing a new generation of low background, noble liquid bubble chamber experiments with sub-keV nuclear recoil threshold. These experiments combine the electronic recoil blindness…

仪器与探测器 · 物理学 2025-12-09 E. Alfonso-Pita , D. Baxter , E. Behnke , J. Corbett , M. Crisler , C. E. Dahl , K. Dering , A. de St. Croix , D. Durnford , P. Giampa , J. Hall , O. Harris , H. Hawley-Herrera , L. Joseph , A. Kucich , N. Lamb , M. Laurin , I. Levine , W. H. Lippincott , B. Mitra , R. Neilson , O. Nicholson , M. -C. Piro , G. Putnam , D. Pyda , Z. Sheng , G. Sweeney , O. Valdés-Martínez , E. Vázquez-Jáuregui , S. Westerdale , T. J. Whitis , S. Windle , A. Wright , E. Wyman , R. Zhang

Exclusion Limits on the WIMP-Nucleon Cross-Section from the First Run of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search in the Soudan Underground Lab

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS-II) employs low-temperature Ge and Si detectors to seek Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) via their elastic scattering interactions with nuclei. Simultaneous measurements of both ionization…

天体物理学 · 物理学 2012-08-27 CDMS Collaboration