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DUNE Collaboration (Abud, A.A. et al); Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Fernandez Menendez, P.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Izmaylov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Masud, M.; Mena, O.; Molina Bueno, L.; Novella, P.; Rubio, F.C.; Sorel, M.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Design, construction and operation of the ProtoDUNE-SP Liquid Argon TPC |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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17 |
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1 |
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P01005 - 111pp |
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Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Photon detectors for UV; visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs, CMOS imagers, etc); Scintillators; scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Time projection Chambers (TPC) |
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The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) that was constructed and operated in the CERN North Area at the end of the H4 beamline. This detector is a prototype for the first far detector module of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), which will be constructed at the Sandford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota, U.S.A. The ProtoDUNE-SP detector incorporates full-size components as designed for DUNE and has an active volume of 7 x 6 x 7.2 m3. The H4 beam delivers incident particles with well-measured momenta and high-purity particle identification. ProtoDUNE-SP's successful operation between 2018 and 2020 demonstrates the effectiveness of the single-phase far detector design. This paper describes the design, construction, assembly and operation of the detector components. |
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[Fani, M.; Isenhower, L.] Abilene Christian Univ, Abilene, TX 79601 USA, Email: Stefania.Bordoni@cern.ch |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000757487100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5131 |
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T2K Collaboration (Abe, K. et al); Antonova, M.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Molina Bueno, L.; Novella, P. |
Title |
Scintillator ageing of the T2K near detectors fro 2010 to 2021 |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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17 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
P10028 - 36pp |
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Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPGe, HgI etc); Neutrino detectors; Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors; Scintillators; scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators) |
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The T2K experiment widely uses plastic scintillator as a target for neutrino interactions and an active medium for the measurement of charged particles produced in neutrino interactions at its near detector complex. Over 10 years of operation the measured light yield recorded by the scintillator based subsystems has been observed to degrade by 0.9-2.2% per year. Extrapolation of the degradation rate through to 2040 indicates the recorded light yield should remain above the lower threshold used by the current reconstruction algorithms for all subsystems. This will allow the near detectors to continue contributing to important physics measurements during the T2K-II and Hyper-Kamiokande eras. Additionally, work to disentangle the degradation of the plastic scintillator and wavelength shifting fibres shows that the reduction in light yield can be attributed to the ageing of the plastic scintillator. The long component of the attenuation length of the wavelength shifting fibres was observed to degrade by 1.3-5.4% per year, while the short component of the attenuation length did not show any conclusive degradation. |
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[Labarga, L.] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Theoret Phys, ES-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: m.lawe@lancaster.ac.uk |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000898723700007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5442 |
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Azevedo, C.D.R.; Baeza, A.; Chauveau, E.; Corbacho, J.A.; Diaz, J.; Domange, J.; Marquet, C.; Martinez-Roig, M.; Piquemal, F.; Prado, D.; Veloso, J.F.C.A.; Yahlali, N. |
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Development of a real-time tritium-in-water monitor |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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18 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
T12008 - 14pp |
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Instruments for environmental monitoring; food control and medical use; Very low-energy charged particle detectors; Scintillators and scintillating fibres and light guides |
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In this paper, we report the development and performance of a detector module envisaging a tritium-in-water real-time activity monitor. The monitor is based on modular detection units whose number can be chosen according to the required sensitivity. The full system is being designed to achieve a Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) of 100 Bq/L of tritium-in-water activity which is the limit established by the E.U. Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom for water intended for human consumption. The same system can be used as a real-time pre-alert system for nuclear power plant regarding tritium-in water environmental surveillance. The first detector module was characterized, commissioned and installed immediately after the discharge channel of the Arrocampo dam (Almaraz nuclear power plant, Spain) on the Tagus river. Due to the high sensitivity of the single detection modules, the system requires radioactive background mitigation techniques through the use of active and passive shielding. We have extrapolated a MDA of 3.6 kBq/L for a single module being this value limited by the cosmic background. The obtained value for a single module is already compatible with a real-time environmental surveillance and pre-alert system. Further optimization of the single-module sensitivity will imply the reduction of the number of modules and the cost of the detector system. |
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[Azevedo, C. D. R.; Prado, D.] Univ Aveiro, I3N, Phys Dept, Campus Univ Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal, Email: cdazevedo@ua.pt |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:001147582800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5912 |
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Agaras, M.N. et al; Fiorini, L. |
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Laser calibration of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter during LHC Run 2 |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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18 |
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6 |
Pages |
P06023 - 35pp |
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Calorimeter methods; Photon detectors for UV; visible and IR photons (vacuum) (photomultipliers; HPDs; others); Calorimeters; Scintillators; scintillation and light emission processes (solid; gas and liquid scintillators) |
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This article reports the laser calibration of the hadronic Tile Calorimeter of the ATLAS experiment in the LHC Run 2 data campaign. The upgraded Laser II calibration system is described. The system was commissioned during the first LHC Long Shutdown, exhibiting a stability better than 0.8% for the laser light monitoring. The methods employed to derive the detector calibration factors with data from the laser calibration runs are also detailed. These allowed to correct for the response fluctuations of the 9852 photomultiplier tubes of the Tile Calorimeter with a total uncertainty of 0.5% plus a luminosity-dependent sub-dominant term. Finally, we report the regular monitoring and performance studies using laser events in both standalone runs and during proton collisions. These studies include channel timing and quality inspection, and photomultiplier linearity and response dependence on anode current. |
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[Agaras, M. N.] Barcelona Inst Sci & Technol, Inst Fis Altes Energies IFAE, Barcelona, Spain, Email: rute.pedro@cern.ch |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:001108200700004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5970 |
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NEMO-3 Collaboration (Argyriades, J. et al); Diaz, J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Novella, P.; Serra, L.; Yahlali, N. |
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Spectral modeling of scintillator for the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO detectors |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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625 |
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1 |
Pages |
20-28 |
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Scintillation; Photomultiplier; Plastic scintillators; Optical photon transport; GEANT 4; Double beta decay |
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We have constructed a GEANT4-based detailed software model of photon transport in plastic sontillator blocks and have used it to study the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO calorimeters employed in experiments designed to search for neutnnoless double beta decay We compare our simulations to measurements using conversion electrons from a calibration source of (BI)-B-207 and show that the agreement is improved if wavelength-dependent properties of the calorimeter are taken into account In this article we briefly describe our modeling approach and results of our studies. |
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[Lang, K.; Pahlka, R. B.] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000285432400004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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587 |
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