학술논문

Design, construction and operation of the ProtoDUNE-SP Liquid Argon TPC
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Instrumentation. 17(01)
Subject
Nuclear and Plasma Physics
Particle and High Energy Physics
Synchrotrons and Accelerators
Physical Sciences
Noble liquid detectors
Photon detectors for UV
visible and IR photons (solid-state)
Scintillators
scintillation and light emission processes
Time projection Chambers
Engineering
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Physical sciences
Language
Abstract
The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) that was constructed and operated in the CERN North Area at the end of the H4 beamline. This detector is a prototype for the first far detector module of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), which will be constructed at the Sandford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota, U.S.A. The ProtoDUNE-SP detector incorporates full-size components as designed for DUNE and has an active volume of 7 × 6 × 7.2 m3. The H4 beam delivers incident particles with well-measured momenta and high-purity particle identification. ProtoDUNE-SP's successful operation between 2018 and 2020 demonstrates the effectiveness of the single-phase far detector design. This paper describes the design, construction, assembly and operation of the detector components.