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Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Far detector technical design report. Volume IV. The DUNE far detector single-phase technology (2020)
DUNE Collaboration. (2020). Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Far detector technical design report. Volume IV. The DUNE far detector single-phase technology. Journal of Instrumentation, 15(8), Article T08010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/08/T08010
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Publication details
All authors or editors: DUNE Collaboration
Journal or series: Journal of Instrumentation
eISSN: 1748-0221
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 15
Issue number: 8
Article number: T08010
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/15/08/T08010
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/71757
Publication is parallel published: https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.03010
Abstract
The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventually decay—these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our universe, its current state, and its eventual fate. DUNE is an international world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions as it searches for leptonic charge-parity symmetry violation, stands ready to capture supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. Central to achieving DUNE's physics program is a far detector that combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with sub-centimeter spatial resolution in its ability to image those events, allowing identification of the physics signatures among the numerous backgrounds. In the single-phase liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, ionization charges drift horizontally in the liquid argon under the influence of an electric field towards a vertical anode, where they are read out with fine granularity. A photon detection system supplements the TPC, directly enhancing physics capabilities for all three DUNE physics drivers and opening up prospects for further physics explorations. The DUNE far detector technical design report (TDR) describes the DUNE physics program and the technical designs of the single- and dual-phase DUNE liquid argon TPC far detector modules. Volume IV presents an overview of the basic operating principles of a single-phase LArTPC, followed by a description of the DUNE implementation. Each of the subsystems is described in detail, connecting the high-level design requirements and decisions to the overriding physics goals of DUNE.
Keywords: supernovae; protons; particle physics; astrophysics
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
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