Optical Readout of the ARIADNE LArTPC Using a Timepix3-Based Camera
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Ariadne Detector
2.1. Description and Detection Principle
2.2. Fast Imaging Using Tpx3cam Technology
2.3. Operational Configuration
3. Cosmic Muons Analysis
3.1. Spatial Conversion Factors and Drift Velocity
3.2. Gallery
3.3. Electron Lifetime Correction
3.4. Thgem Characterisation
3.5. Energy Calibration and Resolution
3.6. Calorimetry Using Stopping Muons
4. Conclusions and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value | Comments |
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PMTs | ||
Biases | 970V | Different voltages used so as to equalise the individual |
1100V | ||
1300V | PMT responses | |
950V | ||
Field Cage Biases | ||
Cathode | −46.0 kV | Drift field of 0.54 kV/cm |
Extraction Grid | −3.0 kV | |
THGEM Top | +1.945 kV | Nominal THGEM field of 29.45 kV/cm |
THGEM Bottom | −1.000 kV | (varied for the THGEM characterisation study in Section 3.4) |
Other | ||
Cryostat pressure | 1.040 bar |
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Lowe, A.; Majumdar, K.; Mavrokoridis, K.; Philippou, B.; Roberts, A.; Touramanis, C.; Vann, J. Optical Readout of the ARIADNE LArTPC Using a Timepix3-Based Camera. Instruments 2020, 4, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments4040035
Lowe A, Majumdar K, Mavrokoridis K, Philippou B, Roberts A, Touramanis C, Vann J. Optical Readout of the ARIADNE LArTPC Using a Timepix3-Based Camera. Instruments. 2020; 4(4):35. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments4040035
Chicago/Turabian StyleLowe, Adam, Krishanu Majumdar, Konstantinos Mavrokoridis, Barney Philippou, Adam Roberts, Christos Touramanis, and Jared Vann. 2020. "Optical Readout of the ARIADNE LArTPC Using a Timepix3-Based Camera" Instruments 4, no. 4: 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments4040035