Study of SiPM custom arrays for scintillation light detection in a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/03/c03007
Abstract: Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr-TPC) technique has been established as one of the most promising for the next generation of experiments dedicated to neutrino and rare-event physics. LAr-TPCs have the fundamental feature to be… read more here.
Keywords: time projection; liquid argon; argon time; scintillation light ... See more keywords
Measurement of liquid argon scintillation light properties by means of an alpha source placed inside the CERN 10-PMT LAr detection system
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/15/06/c06042
Abstract: A particle detection system that exploits the scintillation light produced by ionizing particles in liquid argon (LAr) has been assembled at CERN. The system is based on 10 large-area photomultiplier tubes (PMT) immersed in a… read more here.
Keywords: system; scintillation; scintillation light; source ... See more keywords
Study of scintillation light collection, production and propagation in a 4 tonne dual-phase LArTPC
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/03/p03007
Abstract: The 3×1×1 m3 demonstrator is a dual phase liquid argon time projection chamber that has recorded cosmic rays events in 2017 at CERN. The light signal in these detectors is crucial to provide precise timing… read more here.
Keywords: dual phase; scintillation light; scintillation; production propagation ... See more keywords
Properties of liquid argon scintillation light emission
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.103.043001
Abstract: Liquid argon is used as active medium in a variety of neutrino and dark matter experiments thanks to its excellent properties of charge yield and transport and as a scintillator. Liquid argon scintillation photons are… read more here.
Keywords: scintillation; argon scintillation; scintillation light; triplet states ... See more keywords
VUV-Sensitive Silicon Photomultipliers for Xenon Scintillation Light Detection in nEXO
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DOI: 10.1109/tns.2018.2875668
Abstract: Future ton-scale liquefied noble gas detectors depend on efficient light detection in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) range. In the past years, silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have emerged as a valid alternative to standard photomultiplier tubes or… read more here.
Keywords: silicon photomultipliers; scintillation light; xenon scintillation; light detection ... See more keywords