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Production and testing of the large-area photon detector ArCLight

Conference · · JINST

Compact large-area dielectric photon detectors that ensure modular noble liquid detectors can sense scintillation light signals for triggering and reconstruction purposes with minimal impact to the overall target volume. ArCLight is a small-volume, sizeable sensitive-area detector that consists of a light trap covered in a thin layer of TPB that can be placed inside a time projection chamber's electric field. These sensors are used in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment Near Detector liquid argon (DUNE ND-LAr). They are constructed and tested at the University of Bern and will be deployed in the prototype experiment ProtoDUNE-ND. The talk discusses the details of assembling ArCLights, the quality control methods, and the test studies done with LEDs to assess their performance.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (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:
1988457
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-23-242-V; oai:inspirehep.net:2667486
Journal Information:
JINST, Vol. 18, Issue 06
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (6)

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report journal September 2021
Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment: DUNE Collaboration journal October 2020
LArPix: demonstration of low-power 3D pixelated charge readout for liquid argon time projection chambers journal October 2018
Development of the Light Collection Module for the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) journal July 2020
ARAPUCA a new device for liquid argon scintillation light detection journal February 2016
ArCLight—A Compact Dielectric Large-Area Photon Detector journal February 2018