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

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  1. Annecy, LAPP
  2. Zurich, ETH
  3. Texas U., Arlington
  4. U. Bern, AEC
  5. Taras Shevchenko U.
  6. Lyon, IPN
  7. Bucharest, IFIN-HH
  8. Madrid, CIEMAT
  9. IRFU, Saclay
  10. Barcelona, IFAE
  11. CERN
  12. Fermilab
  13. Bucharest U.
  14. University Coll. London
  15. Jyvaskyla U.
  16. Ec. Polytech., OMEGA
  17. APC, Paris
  18. Paris U., VI-VII
  19. KEK, Tsukuba
  20. Hiroshima Inst. Tech.
  21. Iwate U.
  22. NCBJ, Warsaw
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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.

Research Organization:
APC, Paris; Annecy, LAPP; Barcelona, IFAE; Bucharest U.; Bucharest, IFIN-HH; CERN; Ec. Polytech., OMEGA; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Hiroshima Inst. Tech.; IRFU, Saclay; Iwate U.; Jyvaskyla U.; KEK, Tsukuba; Lyon, IPN; Madrid, CIEMAT; NCBJ, Warsaw; Paris U., VI-VII; Taras Shevchenko U.; Texas U., Arlington; U. Bern, AEC; University Coll. London; Zurich, ETH
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1462731
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-18-257-ND; oai:inspirehep.net:1677274; arXiv:1806.03317
Journal Information:
JINST, Journal Name: JINST Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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