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

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作者
Rubbia, C. [3 ,13 ]
Antonello, M. [3 ]
Aprili, P. [3 ]
Baibussinov, B. [1 ,2 ]
Ceolin, M. Baldo [1 ,2 ]
Barze, L. [4 ,5 ]
Benetti, P. [4 ,5 ]
Calligarich, E. [4 ,5 ]
Canci, N. [3 ]
Carbonara, F. [6 ,7 ]
Cavanna, F. [8 ]
Centro, S. [1 ,2 ]
Cesana, A. [9 ]
Cieslik, K. [10 ]
Cline, D. B. [11 ]
Cocco, A. G. [6 ,7 ]
Dabrowska, A. [8 ]
Dequal, D. [1 ,2 ]
Dermenev, A. [12 ]
Dolfini, R. [4 ,5 ]
Farnese, C. [1 ,2 ]
Fava, A. [1 ,2 ]
Ferrari, A. [13 ]
Fiorillo, G. [6 ,7 ]
Gibin, D. [1 ,2 ]
Berzolari, A. Gigli [4 ,5 ]
Gninenko, S. [12 ]
Golan, T. [14 ]
Guglielmi, A. [1 ,2 ]
Haranczyk, M. [10 ]
Holeczek, J. [15 ]
Karbowniczek, P. [10 ]
Kirsanov, M. [12 ]
Kisiel, J. [15 ]
Kochanek, I. [15 ]
Lagoda, J. [16 ]
Lantz, M. [9 ]
Mania, S. [15 ]
Mannocchi, G. [17 ]
Mauri, F. [4 ,5 ]
Menegolli, A. [4 ,5 ]
Meng, G. [1 ,2 ]
Montanari, C. [4 ,5 ]
Muraro, S. [9 ]
Otwinowski, S. [11 ]
Palamara, O. [3 ]
Palczewski, T. J. [16 ]
Periale, L. [17 ]
Piazzoli, A. [4 ,5 ]
Picchi, P. [17 ]
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Fis, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[2] Univ Padua, INFN, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Gran Sasso, Assergi, AQ, Italy
[4] Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis Nucl & Teor, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[5] Univ Pavia, INFN, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[6] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Dipartimento Sci Fis, I-80125 Naples, Italy
[7] Univ Federico II, Naples, Italy
[8] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Fis, I-67100 Laquila, Italy
[9] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Milano & Politecn, I-20123 Milan, Italy
[10] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, Krakow, Poland
[11] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA USA
[12] INR RAS, Moscow 117312, Russia
[13] CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[14] Univ Wroclaw, Inst Theoret Phys, PL-50138 Wroclaw, Poland
[15] Univ Silesia, Inst Phys, PL-40007 Katowice, Poland
[16] A Soltan Inst Nucl Studies, Warsaw, Poland
[17] Lab Nazl Frascati INFN, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
[18] Warsaw Univ Technol, Inst Radioelect, PL-00661 Warsaw, Poland
[19] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION | 2011年 / 6卷
关键词
Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Time projection Chambers (TPC); Liquid detectors; LIQUID-ARGON TPC; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBER; PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1088/1748-0221/6/07/P07011
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Important 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 Standard Model of particle interactions. Addressing these questions requires a new generation of massive particle detectors to explore the subatomic and astrophysical worlds. ICARUS T600 is the first large mass (760 tons) example of a new generation of detectors able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old famous "bubble chamber" with the excellent energy measurement of huge electronic detectors. ICARUS T600 now operates at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory and is used to study cosmic rays, neutrino oscillations and the proton decay. The potential for doing physics of this novel telescope is presented through a few examples of neutrino interactions reconstructed with unprecedented detail. Detector design and early operation are also reported.
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