PT Journal
AU DUNE Collaboration (Abud, AAea
   Antonova, M
   Barenboim, G
   Cervera-Villanueva, A
   De Romeri, V
   Fernandez Menendez, P
   Garcia-Peris, MA
   Martin-Albo, J
   Martinez-Mirave, P
   Mena, O
   Molina Bueno, L
   Novella, P
   Pompa, F
   Sorel, M
   Ternes, CA
   Tortola, M
   Valle, JWF
TI Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC
SO European Physical Journal C
JI Eur. Phys. J. C
PY 2022
BP 618 - 29pp
VL 82
IS 7
DI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10549-w
LA English
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 x 6 x 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 7m 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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