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Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC
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Abud, A Abed; Abi, B; Acciarri, R; Acero, MA; Adames, MR; Adamov, G; Adamowski, M; Adams, D; Adinolfi, M; Aduszkiewicz, A; Aguilar, J; Ahmad, Z; Ahmed, J; Aimard, B; Ali-Mohammadzadeh, B; Alion, T; Allison, K; Monsalve, S Alonso; AlRashed, M; Alt, C; Alton, A; Alvarez, R; Amedo, P; Anderson, J; Andreopoulos, C; Andreotti, M; Andrews, M; Andrianala, F; Andringa, S; Anfimov, N; Ankowski, A; Antoniassi, M; Antonova, M; Antoshkin, A; Antusch, S; Aranda-Fernandez, A; Arellano, L; Arnold, LO; Arroyave, MA; Asaadi, J; Asquith, L; Aurisano, A; Aushev, V; Autiero, D; Lara, V Ayala; Ayala-Torres, M; Azfar, F; Back, A; Back, H; Back, JJ; Backhouse, C; Bagaturia, I; Bagby, L; Balashov, N; Balasubramanian, S; Baldi, P; Baller, B; Bambah, B; Barao, F; Barenboim, G; Alzas, P Barham; Barker, G; Barkhouse, W; Barnes, C; Barr, G; Monarca, J Barranco; Barros, A; Barros, N; Barrow, JL; Basharina-Freshville, A; Bashyal, A; Basque, V; Batchelor, C; Chagas, E Batista das; Battat, JBR; Battisti, F; Bay, F; Bazetto, MCQ; Alba, JLL Bazo; Beacom, JF; Bechetoille, E; Behera, B; Beigbeder, C; Bellantoni, L; Bellettini, G; Bellini, V; Beltramello, O; Benekos, N; Montiel, C Benitez; Neves, F Bento; Berger, J; Berkman, S; Bernardini, P; Berner, RM; Bersani, A; Bertolucci, S; Betancourt, M; Rodríguez, A Betancur; Bevan, A; Bezawada, Y
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European Physical Journal C. 82(7)
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Abstract
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 × 6 × 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 7 m 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.