Annual meeting of the Swiss Physical Society 2018

【387】 Performance of the 3x1x1 m^3 dual phase Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber prototype at CERN.

29 Aug 2018, 18:30

1h 30m

Salle polyvalente (EPFL)

Poster Nuclear, Particle- and Astrophysics (TASK) Poster Session

Speaker

Kevin Fusshoeller (ETH Zurich (CH))

Description

LAr TPCs have been identified as one of the most promising technologies in neutrino physics, due to their excellent performance as high precision calorimeters and their ability to reconstruct in 3D the tracks of ionising particles. Future giant LAr TPCs, at the ten-kilotonne level, are now in the design and prototyping stage in the context of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). One of the possible technologies tested is the Dual-Phase LArTPC, which allows for amplification and readout of signals in gas. The first step towards a detector has been the commissioning and operation of the 3x1x1 m^3 prototype with 4.2 tonnes of liquid argon. This poster will give a summary of the performance and results achieved with the detector.