TY - JOUR
T1 - Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC
AU - DUNE Collaboration
AU - Abed Abud, A.
AU - Abi, B.
AU - Acciarri, R.
AU - Acero, M. A.
AU - Adames, M. R.
AU - Adamov, G.
AU - Adamowski, M.
AU - Adams, D.
AU - Adinolfi, M.
AU - Aduszkiewicz, A.
AU - Aguilar, J.
AU - Ahmad, Z.
AU - Ahmed, J.
AU - Aimard, B.
AU - Ali-Mohammadzadeh, B.
AU - Alion, T.
AU - Allison, K.
AU - Alonso Monsalve, S.
AU - AlRashed, M.
AU - Alt, C.
AU - Alton, A.
AU - Alvarez, R.
AU - Amedo, P.
AU - Anderson, J.
AU - Andreopoulos, C.
AU - Andreotti, M.
AU - Andrews, M.
AU - Andrianala, F.
AU - Andringa, S.
AU - Anfimov, N.
AU - Ankowski, A.
AU - Antoniassi, M.
AU - Antonova, M.
AU - Antoshkin, A.
AU - Antusch, S.
AU - Aranda-Fernandez, A.
AU - Arellano, L.
AU - Arnold, L. O.
AU - Arroyave, M. A.
AU - Asaadi, J.
AU - Asquith, L.
AU - Aurisano, A.
AU - Aushev, V.
AU - Autiero, D.
AU - Ayala Lara, V.
AU - Ayala-Torres, M.
AU - Azfar, F.
AU - Bazo Alba, J. L.L.
AU - Diaz, F.
AU - Gago, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - DUNE is a dual-site experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. ProtoDUNE Dual Phase (DP) is a 6 × 6 × 6 m3 liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) that recorded cosmic-muon data at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2019–2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. Charged particles propagating through the LArTPC produce ionization and scintillation light. The scintillation light signal in these detectors can provide the trigger for non-beam events. In addition, it adds precise timing capabilities and improves the calorimetry measurements. In ProtoDUNE-DP, scintillation and electroluminescence light produced by cosmic muons in the LArTPC is collected by photomultiplier tubes placed up to 7 m away from the ionizing track. In this paper, the ProtoDUNE-DP photon detection system performance is evaluated with a particular focus on the different wavelength shifters, such as PEN and TPB, and the use of Xe-doped LAr, considering its future use in giant LArTPCs. The scintillation light production and propagation processes are analyzed and a comparison of simulation to data is performed, improving understanding of the liquid argon properties.
AB - DUNE is a dual-site experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. ProtoDUNE Dual Phase (DP) is a 6 × 6 × 6 m3 liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) that recorded cosmic-muon data at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2019–2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. Charged particles propagating through the LArTPC produce ionization and scintillation light. The scintillation light signal in these detectors can provide the trigger for non-beam events. In addition, it adds precise timing capabilities and improves the calorimetry measurements. In ProtoDUNE-DP, scintillation and electroluminescence light produced by cosmic muons in the LArTPC is collected by photomultiplier tubes placed up to 7 m away from the ionizing track. In this paper, the ProtoDUNE-DP photon detection system performance is evaluated with a particular focus on the different wavelength shifters, such as PEN and TPB, and the use of Xe-doped LAr, considering its future use in giant LArTPCs. The scintillation light production and propagation processes are analyzed and a comparison of simulation to data is performed, improving understanding of the liquid argon properties.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85134377753
U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w
DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134377753
SN - 1434-6044
VL - 82
JO - European Physical Journal C
JF - European Physical Journal C
IS - 7
M1 - 618
ER -