ARIADNE - A novel optical LArTPC: technical design report and initial characterisation using a secondary beam from the CERN PS and cosmic muons



Hollywood, D, Majumdar, K ORCID: 0000-0003-3473-2376, Mavrokoridis, K ORCID: 0000-0002-9244-4519, McCormick, KJ, Philippou, B, Powell, S, Roberts, A, Smith, NA, Stavrakis, G, Touramanis, C ORCID: 0000-0001-5191-2171
et al (show 1 more authors) (2020) ARIADNE - A novel optical LArTPC: technical design report and initial characterisation using a secondary beam from the CERN PS and cosmic muons. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 15 (3). P03003-.

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Abstract

ARIADNE is a 1-ton (330 kg fiducial mass) dual-phase liquid argon (LAr) time projection chamber (TPC) featuring a novel optical readout. Four electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) cameras are mounted externally, and these capture the secondary scintillation light produced in the holes of a thick electron gas multiplier (THGEM). Track reconstruction using this novel readout approach is demonstrated. Optical readout has the potential to be a cost effective alternative to charge readout in future LArTPCs. In this paper, the technical design of the detector is detailed. Results of mixed particle detection using a secondary beam from the CERN PS (representing the first ever optical images of argon interactions in a dual-phase LArTPC at a beamline) and cosmic muon detection at the University of Liverpool are also presented.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 58 pages, 40 figures. Changes from previous version based on pre-publication review: improved quality of various figures, improved clarity of some definitions and reduced longer sentences for better readability, fixed typos and formatting errors
Uncontrolled Keywords: Micropattern gaseous detectors (MSGC, GEM, THGEM, RETHGEM, MHSP, MICROPIC, MICROMEGAS, InGrid, etc), Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase), Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state), Time projection Chambers (TPC)
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 15 Jan 2020 09:21
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:09
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/15/03/P03003
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/03/P03003
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3070631