Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results

Rubbia, C.; Antonello, M.; Aprili, P.; Baibussinov, B.; Ceolin, M. Baldo; Barzè, L.; Benetti, P.; Calligarich, E.; Canci, N.; Carbonara, F.; Cavanna, F.; Centro, S.; Cesana, A.; Cieślik, K.; Cline, D.; Cocco, A. G.; Dąbrowska, A.; Dequal, Daniele; Dermenev, A.; Dolfini, R.; Farnese, C.; Fava, A.; Ferrari, A.; Fiorillo, G.; Gibin, D.; Berzolari, A. Gigli; Gninenko, S.; Golan, T.; Guglielmi, A.; Haranczyk, M.; Holeczek, J.; Karbowniczek, Paweł; Kirsanov, M.; Kisiel, J.; Kochanek, I.; Łagoda, J.; Lantz, Mattias; Mania, S.; Mannocchi, G.; Mauri, F.; Menegolli, A.; Meng, G.; Montanari, C.; Muraro, S.; Otwinowski, S.; Palamara, O.; Palczewski, T.; Periale, L.; Piazzoli, A.; Picchi, P.; Pietropaolo, F.; Płoński, P.; Prata, M.C.; Przewłocki, P.; Rappoldi, A.; Raselli, G.L.; Rossella, M.; Sala, P.; Scantamburlo, E.; Scaramelli, A.; Segreto, E.; Sergiampietri, F.; Sobczyk, J. T.; Stefan, D.; Steṕaniak, J.; Sulej, R.; Szarska, M.; Terrani, M.; Varanini, F.; Ventura, S.; Vignoli, C.; Wąchała, T.; Wang, H.; Yang, Xinzheng; Zalewska, A.; Заремба, К.; Żmuda, J.

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/07/p07011

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“…We note that noble liquid detectors, some much larger than those discussed here, have been applied to other physics measurements -for example, the MEG experiment features a 2.2 tonne liquid xenon scintillation calorimeter to search for the lepton-flavor violating decay µ + → e + γ [373]; and ICARUS is a 760-tonne liquid argon time projection chamber (TPC) to study cosmic rays, neutrino oscillations and search for proton decay [374]. The energy scale of these processes is in the MeV region or higher.…”

Section: Direct Dark Matter Search Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

2013

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We review the current status of liquid noble gas radiation detectors with energy threshold in the keV range, which are of interest for direct dark matter searches, measurement of coherent neutrino scattering and other low energy particle physics experiments. Emphasis is given to the operation principles and the most important instrumentation aspects of these detectors, principally of those operated in the double-phase mode. Recent technological advances and relevant developments in photon detection and charge readout are discussed in the context of their applicability to those experiments.

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Section: Direct Dark Matter Search Experimentsmentioning

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Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

2013

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“…The performance of calorimetric neutrino energy reconstruction has been studied in detail in the context of the MINOS [23] and NOνA [24] experiments. For LAr-TPC neutrino detectors, studies primarily based on simulations exist, see for example [20][21][22][25][26][27][28]. Ongoing and planned efforts relying on LAr-TPCs exposed to charged particle [29][30][31] and neutron [32] test beams are expected to provide additional calibration data for energy reconstruction purposes in the near future.…”

Section: Neutrino Energy Reconstructionmentioning

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Neutrino oscillations at DUNE with improved energy reconstruction

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Fernández‐Martínez

Sorel

2016

J. High Energ. Phys.

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Abstract:We study the physics reach of the long-baseline oscillation analysis of the DUNE experiment when realistic simulations are used to estimate its neutrino energy reconstruction capabilities. Our studies indicate that significant improvements in energy resolution compared to what is customarily assumed are plausible. This improved energy resolution can increase the sensitivity to leptonic CP violation in two ways. On the one hand, the CP-violating term in the oscillation probability has a characteristic energy dependence that can be better reproduced. On the other hand, the second oscillation maximum, especially sensitive to δ CP , is better reconstructed. These effects lead to a significant improvement in the fraction of values of δ CP for which a 5σ discovery of leptonic CP-violation would be possible. The precision of the δ CP measurement could also be greatly enhanced, with a reduction of the maximum uncertainties from 26 • to 18 • for a 300 MW·kt·yr exposure. We therefore believe that this potential gain in physics reach merits further investigations of the detector performance achievable in DUNE.

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“…The detector had an active mass of 476 tonnes (Rubbia et al 2011). The detector is currently in the process of being refurbished for later installation in the USA at Fermilab.…”

Section: Ar Detectorsmentioning

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Detecting the Supernova Breakout Burst in Terrestrial Neutrino Detectors

Wallace

Burrows

Dolence

2016

ApJ

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We calculate the distance-dependent performance of a few representative terrestrial neutrino detectors in detecting and measuring the properties of the ν e breakout burst light curve in a Galactic core-collapse supernova. The breakout burst is a signature phenomenon of core collapse and offers a probe into the stellar core through collapse and bounce. We examine cases of no neutrino oscillations and oscillations due to normal and inverted neutrinomass hierarchies. For the normal hierarchy, other neutrino flavors emitted by the supernova overwhelm the ν e signal, making a detection of the breakout burst difficult. For the inverted hierarchy (IH), some detectors at some distances should be able to see the ν e breakout burst peak and measure its properties. For the IH, the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst can be measured at 10 kpc to accuracies of ∼30% for Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) and ∼60% for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) and Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) lack the mass needed to make an accurate measurement. For the IH, the time of the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst can be measured in Hyper-K to an accuracy of ∼3 ms at 7 kpc, in DUNE to ∼2 ms at 4 kpc, and JUNO and Super-K can measure the time of maximum luminosity to an accuracy of ∼2 ms at 1 kpc. Detector backgrounds in IceCube render a measurement of the ν e breakout burst unlikely. For the IH, a measurement of the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst could be used to differentiate between nuclear equations of state.

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Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results

Abstract: Open questions are still present in fundamental Physics and Cosmology, like the nature of Dark Matter, the matter-antimatter asymmetry and the validity of the particle

Cited by 127 publications

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Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

Neutrino oscillations at DUNE with improved energy reconstruction

Detecting the Supernova Breakout Burst in Terrestrial Neutrino Detectors

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