학술논문

Low Background kTon-Scale Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers
Document Type
Working Paper
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Subject
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
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Abstract
We find that it is possible to increase sensitivity to low energy physics in a third or fourth DUNE-like module with careful controls over radiopurity and some modifications to a detector similar to the DUNE Far Detector design. In particular, sensitivity to supernova and solar neutrinos can be enhanced with improved MeV-scale reach. A neutrinoless double beta decay search with $^{136}$Xe loading appears feasible. Furthermore, sensitivity to Weakly-Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) Dark Matter (DM) becomes competitive with the planned world program in such a detector, offering a unique seasonal variation detection that is characteristic for the nature of WIMPs.
Comment: contribution to Snowmass 2021