Developing Detectors for Scintillation Light in Liquid Argon for DUNE
- Fermilab
The Deep Underground Neutrino experiment will conduct a broad program of physics research by studying a beam of neutrinos from Fermilab, atmospheric neutrinos, neutrinos from potential supernovae, and potential nucleon decay events. In pursuit of these studies, the experiment will deploy four 10kt fiducial mass liquid argon time projection chambers underground in Lead, South Dakota. Liquid argon time projection chambers allow high-resolution tracking and energy measurements. A precise timing signal is needed to provide the necessary time stamp to localize events in the drift direction. As liquid argon is a natural scintillator, a photon detection system will be deployed to provide such a signal, especially for non-beam events. In the baseline design for the single-phase time projection chamber, the detectors are contained within the anode plane assemblies. The design of two prototypes utilizing wavelength shifters and light guides are presented, and aspects of the research and development program are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Organization:
- DUNE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1339107
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-16-606-ND-PPD; 1508571
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of Science, Conference: 38th International Conference on High Energy Physics, Chicago, IL, USA, 08/03-08/10/2016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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