Author:
Andreotti M.,Bernardini P.,Bersani A.,Bertolucci S.,Biagi S.,Branca A.,Brizzolari C.,Brunetti G.,Cagnoli I.,Calabrese R.,Caminata A.,Campani A.,Carniti P.,Cataldo R.,Cattadori C.,Cherubini S.,Cicero V.,Citterio M.,Copello S.,Cova P.,Cristaldo Morales E.,Davini S.,Delmonte N.,De Matteis G.,Domizio S. Di,Noto L. Di,Distefano C.,Giammaria T.,Guarise M.,Falcone A.,Ferraro F.,Fiorini M.,Gallice N.,Gotti C.,Guerzoni M.,Iliescu M. A.,Ingratta G.,Lazzaroni M.,Lax I.,Laurenti G.,Leaci A.,Luppi E.,Martina L.,Mauri N.,Minotti A.,Moggi N.,Montagna E.,Montanari A.,Montanino D.,Pallavicini M.,Panareo M.,Parozzi E. G.,Pasqualini L.,Patrizii L.,Pessina G.,Poppi F.,Pozzato M.,Pia V.,Riboldi S.,Riccobene G.,Sala P.,Sapienza P.,Schifano F.,Sirri G.,Spanu M.,Stanco L.,Surdo A.,Taibi A.,Tenti M.,Terranova F.,Testera G.,Tomassetti L.,Torti M.,Tosi N.,Travaglini R.,Uboldi L.,Vicenzi M.,Zani A.,Zucchelli S.,
Abstract
AbstractThe capture of scintillation light emitted by liquid Argon and Xenon under molecular excitations by charged particles is still a challenging task. Here we present a first attempt to design a device able to have a sufficiently high photon detection efficiency, in order to reconstruct the path of ionizing particles. The study is based on the use of masks to encode the light signal combined with single-photon detectors, showing the capability to detect tracks over focal distances of about tens of centimeters. From numerical simulations it emerges that it is possible to successfully decode and recognize signals, even of rather complex topology, with a relatively limited number of acquisition channels. Thus, the main aim is to elucidate a proof of principle of a technology developed in very different contexts, but which has potential applications in liquid argon detectors that require a fast reading. The findings support us to think that such innovative technique could be very fruitful in a new generation of detectors devoted to neutrino physics.
Funder
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous),Engineering (miscellaneous)
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