Techniques for TPC Calibration: Application to Liquid Ar-TPCs

Maneira, José

doi:10.3390/particles5010007

Title: Techniques for TPC Calibration: Application to Liquid Ar-TPCs

Journal Article · 22 February 2022 · Particles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/particles5010007 · OSTI ID:1868909

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Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Lisbon (Portugal); Univ. de Lisboa, Lisbon (Portugal)

Large liquid argon TPCs are playing an increasingly important role in neutrino physics, and their calibration will be an essential component of their capability to reach the required performance and precision. Natural sources are extensively used but present limitations, since natural radioactivity from ³⁹Ar is of low energy, and the rate of cosmic ray muons is low when the detectors are placed deep underground. Argon gas TPCs have been calibrated with ionizing laser beams for several decades, and more recently the technique has been further developed for use in liquid TPCs. Other recent ideas include the use of external neutron generators creating pulses that propagate into the detector. This paper reviews the development of the laser and neutron methods for the calibration of argon TPCs and describes their planned implementation in the upcoming DUNE experiment.

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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 Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1868909

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-22-408-V; oai:inspirehep.net:2038682

Journal Information:: Particles, Journal Name: Particles Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2571-712X

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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