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The Mini-CAPTAIN liquid argon time projection chamber

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (United States)

Description

This manuscript describes the commissioning of the Mini-CAPTAIN liquid argon detector in a neutron beam at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), which led to a first measurement of high-energy neutron interactions in argon. The Mini-CAPTAIN detector consists of a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with an accompanying photomultiplier tube (PMT) array sealed inside a liquid-argon-filled cryostat. The liquid argon is constantly purified and recirculated in a closed-loop cycle during operation. The specifications and assembly of the detector subsystems and an overview of their performance in a neutron beam are reported.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165131

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2021.165131;
PII
S0168900221001157;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
1001
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54011792
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; CRYOSTATS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SPECIFICATIONS; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BEAMS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; HADRONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NONMETALS; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOTUBES; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; THERMOSTATS

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