First demonstration of 3D optical readout of a TPC using a single photon sensitive Timepix3 based camera
Abstract
The ARIADNE project is developing innovative optical readout technologies for two-phase liquid Argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs). Optical readout presents an exciting alternative to the current paradigm of charge readout. Optical readout is simple, scalable and cost effective. This paper presents first demonstration of 3D optical readout of TPC, using CF4 gas as a proof of principle. Both cosmic rays and an Americium-241 alpha source have been imaged in 100 mbar CF4. A single-photon sensitive camera was developed by combining a Timepix3 (TPX3) based camera with an image intensifier. When a pixel of TPX3 is hit, a packet containing all information about the hit is produced. This packet contains the x,y coordinates of the pixel, time of arrival (ToA) and time over threshold (ToT) information. Here, the z position of the hit in the TPC is determined by combining drift velocity with ToA information. 3D event reconstruction is performed by combining the pixels x,y location with this calculated z position. Calorimetry is performed using time over threshold, a measure of the intensity of the hit.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
- Czech Techincal Univ., Prague (Czech Republic); The Univ. of Manchester, Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany); Univ. Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1525380
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-211751-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 06; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Timepix; TPX3; ARIADNE; pixel; intensifier; 3D; optical; Argon; LArTPCs
Citation Formats
Roberts, Adam, Svihra, P., Al-Refaie, A., Graafsma, H., Küpper, J., Majumdar, K., Mavrokoridis, K., Nomerotski, Andrei, Pennicard, D., Philippou, B., Trippel, S., Touramanis, C., and Vann, J. First demonstration of 3D optical readout of a TPC using a single photon sensitive Timepix3 based camera. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/P06001.
Roberts, Adam, Svihra, P., Al-Refaie, A., Graafsma, H., Küpper, J., Majumdar, K., Mavrokoridis, K., Nomerotski, Andrei, Pennicard, D., Philippou, B., Trippel, S., Touramanis, C., & Vann, J. First demonstration of 3D optical readout of a TPC using a single photon sensitive Timepix3 based camera. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/P06001
Roberts, Adam, Svihra, P., Al-Refaie, A., Graafsma, H., Küpper, J., Majumdar, K., Mavrokoridis, K., Nomerotski, Andrei, Pennicard, D., Philippou, B., Trippel, S., Touramanis, C., and Vann, J. Mon .
"First demonstration of 3D optical readout of a TPC using a single photon sensitive Timepix3 based camera". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/P06001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1525380.
@article{osti_1525380,
title = {First demonstration of 3D optical readout of a TPC using a single photon sensitive Timepix3 based camera},
author = {Roberts, Adam and Svihra, P. and Al-Refaie, A. and Graafsma, H. and Küpper, J. and Majumdar, K. and Mavrokoridis, K. and Nomerotski, Andrei and Pennicard, D. and Philippou, B. and Trippel, S. and Touramanis, C. and Vann, J.},
abstractNote = {The ARIADNE project is developing innovative optical readout technologies for two-phase liquid Argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs). Optical readout presents an exciting alternative to the current paradigm of charge readout. Optical readout is simple, scalable and cost effective. This paper presents first demonstration of 3D optical readout of TPC, using CF4 gas as a proof of principle. Both cosmic rays and an Americium-241 alpha source have been imaged in 100 mbar CF4. A single-photon sensitive camera was developed by combining a Timepix3 (TPX3) based camera with an image intensifier. When a pixel of TPX3 is hit, a packet containing all information about the hit is produced. This packet contains the x,y coordinates of the pixel, time of arrival (ToA) and time over threshold (ToT) information. Here, the z position of the hit in the TPC is determined by combining drift velocity with ToA information. 3D event reconstruction is performed by combining the pixels x,y location with this calculated z position. Calorimetry is performed using time over threshold, a measure of the intensity of the hit.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/P06001},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 06,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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