Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector
Liquid Argon (LAr) is one of the most widely used scintillators in particle detection, due to its low cost, high availability and excellent scintillation properties. A large number of experiments in the neutrino sector are based around using LAr in one or more Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), leadin...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-03-01
|
| Series: | Applied Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2455 |
| _version_ | 1797541992888008704 |
|---|---|
| author | Krishanu Majumdar Konstantinos Mavrokoridis |
| author_facet | Krishanu Majumdar Konstantinos Mavrokoridis |
| author_sort | Krishanu Majumdar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Liquid Argon (LAr) is one of the most widely used scintillators in particle detection, due to its low cost, high availability and excellent scintillation properties. A large number of experiments in the neutrino sector are based around using LAr in one or more Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), leading to high resolution three-dimensional particle reconstruction. In this paper, we review and summarise a number of these Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) experiments, and briefly describe the specific technologies that they currently employ. This includes single phase LAr experiments (ICARUS T600, MicroBooNE, SBND, LArIAT, DUNE-SP, ProtoDUNE-SP, ArgonCube and Vertical Drift) and dual phase LAr experiments (DUNE-DP, WA105, ProtoDUNE-DP and ARIADNE). We also discuss some new avenues of research in the field of LArTPC readout, which show potential for wide-scale use in the near future. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T13:23:24Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9ce5144d7f484d5989557fb3385c0946 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2076-3417 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T13:23:24Z |
| publishDate | 2021-03-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Applied Sciences |
| spelling | doaj.art-9ce5144d7f484d5989557fb3385c09462023-11-21T09:51:39ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-03-01116245510.3390/app11062455Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino SectorKrishanu Majumdar0Konstantinos Mavrokoridis1Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Oliver Lodge Bld, Oxford Street, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UKDepartment of Physics, University of Liverpool, Oliver Lodge Bld, Oxford Street, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UKLiquid Argon (LAr) is one of the most widely used scintillators in particle detection, due to its low cost, high availability and excellent scintillation properties. A large number of experiments in the neutrino sector are based around using LAr in one or more Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), leading to high resolution three-dimensional particle reconstruction. In this paper, we review and summarise a number of these Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) experiments, and briefly describe the specific technologies that they currently employ. This includes single phase LAr experiments (ICARUS T600, MicroBooNE, SBND, LArIAT, DUNE-SP, ProtoDUNE-SP, ArgonCube and Vertical Drift) and dual phase LAr experiments (DUNE-DP, WA105, ProtoDUNE-DP and ARIADNE). We also discuss some new avenues of research in the field of LArTPC readout, which show potential for wide-scale use in the near future.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2455time projection chambersnoble liquid detectorscryogenic detectorsneutrino detectorsmicropattern gaseous detectorsphoton detectors for UV |
| spellingShingle | Krishanu Majumdar Konstantinos Mavrokoridis Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector Applied Sciences time projection chambers noble liquid detectors cryogenic detectors neutrino detectors micropattern gaseous detectors photon detectors for UV |
| title | Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector |
| title_full | Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector |
| title_fullStr | Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector |
| title_short | Review of Liquid Argon Detector Technologies in the Neutrino Sector |
| title_sort | review of liquid argon detector technologies in the neutrino sector |
| topic | time projection chambers noble liquid detectors cryogenic detectors neutrino detectors micropattern gaseous detectors photon detectors for UV |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2455 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT krishanumajumdar reviewofliquidargondetectortechnologiesintheneutrinosector AT konstantinosmavrokoridis reviewofliquidargondetectortechnologiesintheneutrinosector |