A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers

Article
Report number	arXiv:1806.03317 ; FERMILAB-PUB-18-257-ND
Title	A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers
Author(s)	Aimard, B. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Alt, Ch. (Zurich, ETH) ; Asaadi, J. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Auger, M. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Aushev, V. (Taras Shevchenko U.) ; Autiero, D. (Lyon, IPN) ; Badoi, M.M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Balaceanu, A. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Balik, G. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Balleyguier, L. (Lyon, IPN) ; Bechetoille, E. (Lyon, IPN) ; Belver, D. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Blebea-Apostu, A.M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Bolognesi, S. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Bordoni, S. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Bourgeois, N. (CERN) ; Bourguille, B. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Bremer, J. (CERN) ; Brown, G. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Brunetti, G. (Fermilab) ; Brunetti, L. ; Caiulo, D. (Lyon, IPN) ; Calin, M. (Bucharest U.) ; Calvo, E. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Campanelli, M. (University Coll. London) ; Cankocak, K. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Cantini, C. (Zurich, ETH) ; Carlus, B. (Lyon, IPN) ; Cautisanu, B.M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Chalifour, M. (CERN) ; Chappuis, A. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Charitonidis, N. (CERN) ; Chatterjee, A. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Chiriacescu, A. (Bucharest U.) ; Chiu, P. (Zurich, ETH) ; Conforti, S. (Ec. Polytech., OMEGA) ; Cotte, P. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Crivelli, P. (Zurich, ETH) ; Cuesta, C. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Dawson, J. (APC, Paris) ; De Bonis, I. (Annecy, LAPP) ; De La Taille, C. (Ec. Polytech., OMEGA) ; Delbart, A. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Desforge, D. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Di Luise, S. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Dimitru, B.S. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Doizon, F. (Lyon, IPN) ; Drancourt, C. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Duchesneau, D. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Dulucq, F. (Ec. Polytech., OMEGA) ; Dumarchez, J. (Paris U., VI-VII) ; Duval, F. (CERN) ; Emery, S. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Ereditato, A. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Esanu, T. (Bucharest U.) ; Falcone, A. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Fusshoeller, K. (Zurich, ETH) ; Gallego-Ros, A. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Galymov, V. (Lyon, IPN) ; Geroy, N. ; Gendotti, A. (Zurich, ETH) ; Gherghel-Lascu, M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Giganti, C. (Paris U., VI-VII) ; Gil-Botella, I. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Girerd, C. (Lyon, IPN) ; Gomoiu, M.C. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Gorodetzky, P. (APC, Paris) ; Hamada, E. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Hanni, R. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Hasegawa, T. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Holin, A. (University Coll. London) ; Horikawa, S. (Zurich, ETH) ; Ikeno, M. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Jiménez, S. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Jipa, A. (Bucharest U.) ; Karolak, M. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Karyotakis, Y. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Kasai, S. (Hiroshima Inst. Tech.) ; Kasami, K. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Kishishita, T. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Kreslo, I. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Kryn, D. (APC, Paris) ; Lastoria, C. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Lazanu, I. (Bucharest U.) ; Lehmann-Miotto, G. (CERN) ; Lira, N. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Loo, K. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Lorca, D. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Lutz, P. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Lux, T. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Maalampi, J. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Maire, G. (CERN) ; Maki, M. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Manenti, L. (University Coll. London) ; Margineanu, R.M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Marteau, J. (Lyon, IPN) ; Martin-Chassard, G. (Ec. Polytech., OMEGA) ; Mathez, H. (Lyon, IPN) ; Mazzucato, E. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Misitano, G. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Mitrica, B. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Mladenov, D. (CERN) ; Molina Bueno, L. (Zurich, ETH) ; Moreno Martínez, C. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Mols, J.P. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Mosu, T.S. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Mug, W. ; Munteanu, A. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Murphy, S. (Zurich, ETH) ; Nakayoshi, K. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Narita, S. (Iwate U.) ; Navas-Nicolás, D. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Negishi, K. (Iwate U.) ; Nessi, M. (CERN) ; Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Nita, L. (Bucharest U.) ; Noto, F. (CERN) ; Noury, A. (APC, Paris) ; Onishchuk, Y. (Taras Shevchenko U.) ; Palomares, C. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Parvu, M. (Bucharest U.) ; Patzak, T. (APC, Paris) ; Pénichot, Y. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Pennacchio, E. (Lyon, IPN) ; Periale, L. (Zurich, ETH) ; Pessard, H. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Pietropaolo, F. (CERN) ; Piret, Y. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Popov, B. (Paris U., VI-VII) ; Pugnere, D. (Lyon, IPN) ; Radics, B. (Zurich, ETH) ; Redondo, D. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Regenfus, C. (Zurich, ETH) ; Remoto, A. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Resnati, F. (CERN) ; Rigaut, Y.A. (Zurich, ETH) ; Ristea, C. (Bucharest U.) ; Rubbia, A. (Zurich, ETH) ; Saftoiu, A. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Sakashita, K. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Sanchez, F. (Barcelona, IFAE) ; Santos, C. (APC, Paris) ; Scarpelli, A. (APC, Paris) ; Schloesser, C. (Zurich, ETH) ; Scotto Lavina, L. (Paris U., VI-VII) ; Sendai, K. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Sergiampietri, F. (CERN) ; Shahsavarani, S. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Shoji, M. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Sinclair, J. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Soto-Oton, J. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Stanca, D.L. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Stefan, D. (NCBJ, Warsaw) ; Stroescu, P. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Sulej, R. (NCBJ, Warsaw) ; Tanaka, M. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Toboaru, V. (Bucharest, IFIN-HH) ; Tonazzo, A. (APC, Paris) ; Tromeur, W. (Lyon, IPN) ; Trzaska, W.H. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Uchida, T. (KEK, Tsukuba) ; Vannucci, F. (APC, Paris) ; Vasseur, G. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Verdugo, A. (Madrid, CIEMAT) ; Viant, T. (Zurich, ETH) ; Vihonen, S. (Jyvaskyla U.) ; Vilalte, S. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Weber, M. (U. Bern, AEC) ; Wu, S. (Zurich, ETH) ; Yu, J. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Zambelli, L. (Annecy, LAPP) ; Zito, M. (IRFU, Saclay)
Publication	2018-11-06
Imprint	2018-06-08
Number of pages	61
In:	JINST 13 (2018) P11003
DOI	10.1088/1748-0221/13/11/P11003
Subject category	hep-ex ; Particle Physics - Experiment ; physics.ins-det ; Detectors and Experimental Techniques ; 8: Large scale cryogenic liquid detectors
Abstract	A 10 kilo-tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC is one of the detector options considered for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The detector technology relies on amplification of the ionisation charge in ultra-pure argon vapour and oers several advantages compared to the traditional single-phase liquid argon TPCs. A 4.2 tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC prototype, the largest of its kind, with an active volume of 3x1x1 $m^3$ has been constructed and operated at CERN. In this paper we describe in detail the experimental setup and detector components as well as report on the operation experience. We also present the first results on the achieved charge amplification, prompt scintillation and electroluminescence detection, and purity of the liquid argon from analyses of a collected sample of cosmic ray muons.
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