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Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC

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Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC. / DUNE Collaboration ; Blake, A.; Brailsford, D. et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 82, No. 7, 618, 16.07.2022.

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DUNE Collaboration, Blake, A, Brailsford, D, Mouster, G, Nowak, JA & Ratoff, P 2022, 'Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 82, no. 7, 618. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w

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DUNE Collaboration, Blake, A., Brailsford, D., Mouster, G., Nowak, J. A., & Ratoff, P. (2022). Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 82(7), Article 618. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w

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DUNE Collaboration, Blake A, Brailsford D, Mouster G, Nowak JA, Ratoff P. Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2022 Jul 16;82(7):618. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w

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DUNE Collaboration ; Blake, A. ; Brailsford, D. et al. / Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2022 ; Vol. 82, No. 7.

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title = "Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC",
abstract = "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 m 3 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. ",
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author = "{DUNE Collaboration} and B. Abi and R. Acciarri and Acero, {M. A.} and Adames, {M. R.} and G. Adamov and M. Adamowski and D. Adams and M. Adinolfi and A. Aduszkiewicz and J. Aguilar and Z. Ahmad and J. Ahmed and B. Aimard and B. Ali-Mohammadzadeh and T. Alion and K. Allison and Monsalve, {S. Alonso} and M. AlRashed and C. Alt and A. Alton and R. Alvarez and P. Amedo and J. Anderson and C. Andreopoulos and M. Andreotti and Andrews, {M. P.} and F. Andrianala and S. Andringa and N. Anfimov and A. Ankowski and M. Antoniassi and M. Antonova and A. Antoshkin and S. Antusch and A. Aranda-Fernandez and L. Arellano and Arnold, {L. O.} and Arroyave, {M. A.} and J. Asaadi and L. Asquith and A. Aurisano and V. Aushev and A. Blake and D. Brailsford and R. Cross and G. Mouster and Nowak, {J. A.} and P. Ratoff",
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AU - DUNE Collaboration

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 - Monsalve, S. Alonso

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. P.

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 - Blake, A.

AU - Brailsford, D.

AU - Cross, R.

AU - Mouster, G.

AU - Nowak, J. A.

AU - Ratoff, P.

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PY - 2022/7/16

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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 m 3 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 m 3 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.

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U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w

DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w

M3 - Journal article

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VL - 82

JO - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

JF - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

SN - 1434-6044

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M1 - 618

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