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Title: A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers

Abstract

A 10 kilo-tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC is one of the detector options considered for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The detector technology relies on amplification of the ionisation charge in ultra-pure argon vapour and offers several advantages compared to the traditional single-phase liquid argon TPCs. A 4.2 tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC prototype, the largest of its kind, with an active volume of \three has been constructed and operated at CERN. In this paper we describe in detail the experimental setup and detector components as well as report on the operation experience. We also present the first results on the achieved charge amplification, prompt scintillation and electroluminescence detection, and purity of the liquid argon from analyses of a collected sample of cosmic ray muons.

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Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
DUNE Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1462731
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1806.03317; FERMILAB-PUB-18-257-ND
Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221; 1677274; TRN: US1902210
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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Aimard, B., Alt, Ch., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Aushev, V., Autiero, D., Badoi, M. M., Balaceanu, A., Balik, G., Balleyguier, L., Bechetoille, E., Belver, D., Blebea-Apostu, A. M., Bolognesi, S., Bordoni, S., Bourgeois, N., Bourguille, B., Bremer, J., Brown, G., Brunetti, G., Brunetti, L., Caiulo, D., Calin, M., Calvo, E., Campanelli, M., Cankocak, K., Cantini, C., Carlus, B., Cautisanu, B. M., Chalifour, M., Chappuis, A., Charitonidis, N., Chatterjee, A., Chiriacescu, A., Chiu, P., Conforti, S., Cotte, P., Crivelli, P., Cuesta, C., Dawson, J., Bonis, I. De, Taille, C. De La, Delbart, A., Desforge, D., Luise, S. Di, Dimitru, B. S., Doizon, F., Drancourt, C., Duchesneau, D., Dulucq, F., Dumarchez, J., Duval, F., Emery, S., Ereditato, A., Esanu, T., Falcone, A., Fusshoeller, K., Gallego-Ros, A., Galymov, V., Geffroy, N., Gendotti, A., Gherghel-Lascu, M., Giganti, C., Gil-Botella, I., Girerd, C., Gomoiu, M. C., Gorodetzky, P., Hamada, E., Hanni, R., Hasegawa, T., Holin, A., Horikawa, S., Ikeno, M., Jiménez, S., Jipa, A., Karolak, M., Karyotakis, Y., Kasai, S., Kasami, K., Kishishita, T., Kreslo, I., Kryn, D., Lastoria, C., Lazanu, I., Lehmann-Miotto, G., Lira, N., Loo, K., Lorca, D., Lutz, P., Lux, T., Maalampi, J., Maire, G., Maki, M., Manenti, L., Margineanu, R. M., Marteau, J., Martin-Chassard, G., Mathez, H., Mazzucato, E., Misitano, G., Mitrica, B., Mladenov, D., Bueno, L. Molina, Martínez, C. Moreno, Mols, J. P., Mosu, T. S., Mu, W., Munteanu, A., Murphy, S., Nakayoshi, K., Narita, S., Navas-Nicolás, D., Negishi, K., Nessi, M., Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M., Nita, L., Noto, F., Noury, A., Onishchuk, Y., Palomares, C., Parvu, M., Patzak, T., Pénichot, Y., Pennacchio, E., Periale, L., Pessard, H., Pietropaolo, F., Piret, Y., Popov, B., Pugnere, D., Radics, B., Redondo, D., Regenfus, C., Remoto, A., Resnati, F., Rigaut, Y. A., Ristea, C., Rubbia, A., Saftoiu, A., Sakashita, K., Sanchez, F., Santos, C., Scarpelli, A., Schloesser, C., Lavina, L. Scotto, Sendai, K., Sergiampietri, F., Shahsavarani, S., Shoji, M., Sinclair, J., Soto-Oton, J., Stanca, D. L., Stefan, D., Stroescu, P., Sulej, R., Tanaka, M., Toboaru, V., Tonazzo, A., Tromeur, W., Trzaska, W. H., Uchida, T., Vannucci, F., Vasseur, G., Verdugo, A., Viant, T., Vihonen, S., Vilalte, S., Weber, M., Wu, S., Yu, J., Zambelli, L., and Zito, M. A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/P11003.
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Aimard, B., Alt, Ch., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Aushev, V., Autiero, D., Badoi, M. M., Balaceanu, A., Balik, G., Balleyguier, L., Bechetoille, E., Belver, D., Blebea-Apostu, A. M., Bolognesi, S., Bordoni, S., Bourgeois, N., Bourguille, B., Bremer, J., Brown, G., Brunetti, G., Brunetti, L., Caiulo, D., Calin, M., Calvo, E., Campanelli, M., Cankocak, K., Cantini, C., Carlus, B., Cautisanu, B. M., Chalifour, M., Chappuis, A., Charitonidis, N., Chatterjee, A., Chiriacescu, A., Chiu, P., Conforti, S., Cotte, P., Crivelli, P., Cuesta, C., Dawson, J., Bonis, I. De, Taille, C. De La, Delbart, A., Desforge, D., Luise, S. Di, Dimitru, B. S., Doizon, F., Drancourt, C., Duchesneau, D., Dulucq, F., Dumarchez, J., Duval, F., Emery, S., Ereditato, A., Esanu, T., Falcone, A., Fusshoeller, K., Gallego-Ros, A., Galymov, V., Geffroy, N., Gendotti, A., Gherghel-Lascu, M., Giganti, C., Gil-Botella, I., Girerd, C., Gomoiu, M. C., Gorodetzky, P., Hamada, E., Hanni, R., Hasegawa, T., Holin, A., Horikawa, S., Ikeno, M., Jiménez, S., Jipa, A., Karolak, M., Karyotakis, Y., Kasai, S., Kasami, K., Kishishita, T., Kreslo, I., Kryn, D., Lastoria, C., Lazanu, I., Lehmann-Miotto, G., Lira, N., Loo, K., Lorca, D., Lutz, P., Lux, T., Maalampi, J., Maire, G., Maki, M., Manenti, L., Margineanu, R. M., Marteau, J., Martin-Chassard, G., Mathez, H., Mazzucato, E., Misitano, G., Mitrica, B., Mladenov, D., Bueno, L. Molina, Martínez, C. Moreno, Mols, J. P., Mosu, T. S., Mu, W., Munteanu, A., Murphy, S., Nakayoshi, K., Narita, S., Navas-Nicolás, D., Negishi, K., Nessi, M., Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M., Nita, L., Noto, F., Noury, A., Onishchuk, Y., Palomares, C., Parvu, M., Patzak, T., Pénichot, Y., Pennacchio, E., Periale, L., Pessard, H., Pietropaolo, F., Piret, Y., Popov, B., Pugnere, D., Radics, B., Redondo, D., Regenfus, C., Remoto, A., Resnati, F., Rigaut, Y. A., Ristea, C., Rubbia, A., Saftoiu, A., Sakashita, K., Sanchez, F., Santos, C., Scarpelli, A., Schloesser, C., Lavina, L. Scotto, Sendai, K., Sergiampietri, F., Shahsavarani, S., Shoji, M., Sinclair, J., Soto-Oton, J., Stanca, D. L., Stefan, D., Stroescu, P., Sulej, R., Tanaka, M., Toboaru, V., Tonazzo, A., Tromeur, W., Trzaska, W. H., Uchida, T., Vannucci, F., Vasseur, G., Verdugo, A., Viant, T., Vihonen, S., Vilalte, S., Weber, M., Wu, S., Yu, J., Zambelli, L., & Zito, M. A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/P11003
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Aimard, B., Alt, Ch., Asaadi, J., Auger, M., Aushev, V., Autiero, D., Badoi, M. M., Balaceanu, A., Balik, G., Balleyguier, L., Bechetoille, E., Belver, D., Blebea-Apostu, A. M., Bolognesi, S., Bordoni, S., Bourgeois, N., Bourguille, B., Bremer, J., Brown, G., Brunetti, G., Brunetti, L., Caiulo, D., Calin, M., Calvo, E., Campanelli, M., Cankocak, K., Cantini, C., Carlus, B., Cautisanu, B. M., Chalifour, M., Chappuis, A., Charitonidis, N., Chatterjee, A., Chiriacescu, A., Chiu, P., Conforti, S., Cotte, P., Crivelli, P., Cuesta, C., Dawson, J., Bonis, I. De, Taille, C. De La, Delbart, A., Desforge, D., Luise, S. Di, Dimitru, B. S., Doizon, F., Drancourt, C., Duchesneau, D., Dulucq, F., Dumarchez, J., Duval, F., Emery, S., Ereditato, A., Esanu, T., Falcone, A., Fusshoeller, K., Gallego-Ros, A., Galymov, V., Geffroy, N., Gendotti, A., Gherghel-Lascu, M., Giganti, C., Gil-Botella, I., Girerd, C., Gomoiu, M. C., Gorodetzky, P., Hamada, E., Hanni, R., Hasegawa, T., Holin, A., Horikawa, S., Ikeno, M., Jiménez, S., Jipa, A., Karolak, M., Karyotakis, Y., Kasai, S., Kasami, K., Kishishita, T., Kreslo, I., Kryn, D., Lastoria, C., Lazanu, I., Lehmann-Miotto, G., Lira, N., Loo, K., Lorca, D., Lutz, P., Lux, T., Maalampi, J., Maire, G., Maki, M., Manenti, L., Margineanu, R. M., Marteau, J., Martin-Chassard, G., Mathez, H., Mazzucato, E., Misitano, G., Mitrica, B., Mladenov, D., Bueno, L. Molina, Martínez, C. Moreno, Mols, J. P., Mosu, T. S., Mu, W., Munteanu, A., Murphy, S., Nakayoshi, K., Narita, S., Navas-Nicolás, D., Negishi, K., Nessi, M., Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M., Nita, L., Noto, F., Noury, A., Onishchuk, Y., Palomares, C., Parvu, M., Patzak, T., Pénichot, Y., Pennacchio, E., Periale, L., Pessard, H., Pietropaolo, F., Piret, Y., Popov, B., Pugnere, D., Radics, B., Redondo, D., Regenfus, C., Remoto, A., Resnati, F., Rigaut, Y. A., Ristea, C., Rubbia, A., Saftoiu, A., Sakashita, K., Sanchez, F., Santos, C., Scarpelli, A., Schloesser, C., Lavina, L. Scotto, Sendai, K., Sergiampietri, F., Shahsavarani, S., Shoji, M., Sinclair, J., Soto-Oton, J., Stanca, D. L., Stefan, D., Stroescu, P., Sulej, R., Tanaka, M., Toboaru, V., Tonazzo, A., Tromeur, W., Trzaska, W. H., Uchida, T., Vannucci, F., Vasseur, G., Verdugo, A., Viant, T., Vihonen, S., Vilalte, S., Weber, M., Wu, S., Yu, J., Zambelli, L., and Zito, M. Tue . "A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/P11003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1462731.
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@article{osti_1462731,
title = {A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers},
author = {Aimard, B. and Alt, Ch. and Asaadi, J. and Auger, M. and Aushev, V. and Autiero, D. and Badoi, M. M. and Balaceanu, A. and Balik, G. and Balleyguier, L. and Bechetoille, E. and Belver, D. and Blebea-Apostu, A. M. and Bolognesi, S. and Bordoni, S. and Bourgeois, N. and Bourguille, B. and Bremer, J. and Brown, G. and Brunetti, G. and Brunetti, L. and Caiulo, D. and Calin, M. and Calvo, E. and Campanelli, M. and Cankocak, K. and Cantini, C. and Carlus, B. and Cautisanu, B. M. and Chalifour, M. and Chappuis, A. and Charitonidis, N. and Chatterjee, A. and Chiriacescu, A. and Chiu, P. and Conforti, S. and Cotte, P. and Crivelli, P. and Cuesta, C. and Dawson, J. and Bonis, I. De and Taille, C. De La and Delbart, A. and Desforge, D. and Luise, S. Di and Dimitru, B. S. and Doizon, F. and Drancourt, C. and Duchesneau, D. and Dulucq, F. and Dumarchez, J. and Duval, F. and Emery, S. and Ereditato, A. and Esanu, T. and Falcone, A. and Fusshoeller, K. and Gallego-Ros, A. and Galymov, V. and Geffroy, N. and Gendotti, A. and Gherghel-Lascu, M. and Giganti, C. and Gil-Botella, I. and Girerd, C. and Gomoiu, M. C. and Gorodetzky, P. and Hamada, E. and Hanni, R. and Hasegawa, T. and Holin, A. and Horikawa, S. and Ikeno, M. and Jiménez, S. and Jipa, A. and Karolak, M. and Karyotakis, Y. and Kasai, S. and Kasami, K. and Kishishita, T. and Kreslo, I. and Kryn, D. and Lastoria, C. and Lazanu, I. and Lehmann-Miotto, G. and Lira, N. and Loo, K. and Lorca, D. and Lutz, P. and Lux, T. and Maalampi, J. and Maire, G. and Maki, M. and Manenti, L. and Margineanu, R. M. and Marteau, J. and Martin-Chassard, G. and Mathez, H. and Mazzucato, E. and Misitano, G. and Mitrica, B. and Mladenov, D. and Bueno, L. Molina and Martínez, C. Moreno and Mols, J. P. and Mosu, T. S. and Mu, W. and Munteanu, A. and Murphy, S. and Nakayoshi, K. and Narita, S. and Navas-Nicolás, D. and Negishi, K. and Nessi, M. and Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M. and Nita, L. and Noto, F. and Noury, A. and Onishchuk, Y. and Palomares, C. and Parvu, M. and Patzak, T. and Pénichot, Y. and Pennacchio, E. and Periale, L. and Pessard, H. and Pietropaolo, F. and Piret, Y. and Popov, B. and Pugnere, D. and Radics, B. and Redondo, D. and Regenfus, C. and Remoto, A. and Resnati, F. and Rigaut, Y. A. and Ristea, C. and Rubbia, A. and Saftoiu, A. and Sakashita, K. and Sanchez, F. and Santos, C. and Scarpelli, A. and Schloesser, C. and Lavina, L. Scotto and Sendai, K. and Sergiampietri, F. and Shahsavarani, S. and Shoji, M. and Sinclair, J. and Soto-Oton, J. and Stanca, D. L. and Stefan, D. and Stroescu, P. and Sulej, R. and Tanaka, M. and Toboaru, V. and Tonazzo, A. and Tromeur, W. and Trzaska, W. H. and Uchida, T. and Vannucci, F. and Vasseur, G. and Verdugo, A. and Viant, T. and Vihonen, S. and Vilalte, S. and Weber, M. and Wu, S. and Yu, J. and Zambelli, L. and Zito, M.},
abstractNote = {A 10 kilo-tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC is one of the detector options considered for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The detector technology relies on amplification of the ionisation charge in ultra-pure argon vapour and offers several advantages compared to the traditional single-phase liquid argon TPCs. A 4.2 tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC prototype, the largest of its kind, with an active volume of \three has been constructed and operated at CERN. In this paper we describe in detail the experimental setup and detector components as well as report on the operation experience. We also present the first results on the achieved charge amplification, prompt scintillation and electroluminescence detection, and purity of the liquid argon from analyses of a collected sample of cosmic ray muons.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/P11003},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 11,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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