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A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers
B. Aimard9, Ch. Alt1, J. Asaadi20, M. Auger2, V. Aushev22, D. Autiero3, M.M. Badoi18, A. Balaceanu18, G. Balik9, L. Balleyguier3, E. Bechetoille3, D. Belver13, A.M. Blebea-Apostu18, S. Bolognesi4, S. Bordoni14, N. Bourgeois8, B. Bourguille14, J. Bremer8, G. Brown20, G. Brunetti21, L. Brunetti9, D. Caiulo3, M. Calin6, E. Calvo13, M. Campanelli12, K. Cankocak5, C. Cantini1, B. Carlus3, B.M. Cautisanu18, M. Chalifour8, A. Chappuis9, N. Charitonidis8, A. Chatterjee20, A. Chiriacescu6, P. Chiu1, S. Conforti19, P. Cotte4, P. Crivelli1, C. Cuesta13, J. Dawson11, I. De Bonis9, C. De La Taille19, A. Delbart4, D. Desforge4, S. Di Luise14, B.S. Dimitru18, F. Doizon3, C. Drancourt9, D. Duchesneau9, F. Dulucq19, J. Dumarchez10, F. Duval8, S. Emery4, A. Ereditato2, T. Esanu6, A. Falcone20, K. Fusshoeller1, A. Gallego-Ros13, V. Galymov3, N. Geffroy9, A. Gendotti1, M. Gherghel-Lascu18, C. Giganti10, I. Gil-Botella13, C. Girerd3, M.C. Gomoiu18, P. Gorodetzky11, E. Hamada15, R. Hanni2, T. Hasegawa15, A. Holin12, S. Horikawa1, M. Ikeno15, S. Jiménez13, A. Jipa6, M. Karolak4, Y. Karyotakis9, S. Kasai17, K. Kasami15, T. Kishishita15, I. Kreslo2, D. Kryn11, C. Lastoria13, I. Lazanu6, G. Lehmann-Miotto8, N. Lira20, K. Loo5, D. Lorca2, P. Lutz2, T. Lux14, J. Maalampi5, G. Maire8, M. Maki15, L. Manenti12, R.M. Margineanu18, J. Marteau3, G. Martin-Chassard19, H. Mathez3, E. Mazzucato4, G. Misitano5, B. Mitrica18, D. Mladenov8, L. Molina Bueno1, C. Moreno Martínez14, J.P. Mols4, T.S. Mosu18, W. Mu1, A. Munteanu18, S. Murphy1, K. Nakayoshi15, S. Narita16, D. Navas-Nicolás13, K. Negishi16, M. Nessi8, M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu18, L. Nita6, F. Noto8, A. Noury11, Y. Onishchuk22, C. Palomares13, M. Parvu6, T. Patzak11, Y. Pénichot4, E. Pennacchio3, L. Periale1, H. Pessard9, F. Pietropaolo8, Y. Piret4, B. Popov10, D. Pugnere3, B. Radics1, D. Redondo13, C. Regenfus1, A. Remoto9, F. Resnati8, Y.A. Rigaut1, C. Ristea6, A. Rubbia1, A. Saftoiu18, K. Sakashita15, F. Sanchez14, C. Santos11, A. Scarpelli11, C. Schloesser1, L. Scotto Lavina10, K. Sendai15, F. Sergiampietri8, S. Shahsavarani20, M. Shoji15, J. Sinclair2, J. Soto-Oton13, D.L. Stanca18, D. Stefan7, P. Stroescu18, R. Sulej7, M. Tanaka15, V. Toboaru18, A. Tonazzo11, W. Tromeur3, W.H. Trzaska5, T. Uchida15, F. Vannucci11, G. Vasseur4, A. Verdugo13, T. Viant1, S. Vihonen5, S. Vilalte9, M. Weber2, S. Wu1, J. Yu20, L. Zambelli9 and M. Zito4
A 10 kilo-tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC is one of the detector options considered for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The detector technology relies on amplification of the ionisation charge in ultra-pure argon vapour and offers several advantages compared to the traditional single-phase liquid argon TPCs. A 4.2 tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC prototype, the largest of its kind, with an active volume of \three has been constructed and operated at CERN. In this paper we describe in detail the experimental setup and detector components as well as report on the operation experience. We also present the first results on the achieved charge amplification, prompt scintillation and electroluminescence detection, and purity of the liquid argon from analyses of a collected sample of cosmic ray muons.
