1. The ArgoNeuT detector in the NuMI low-energy beam line at Fermilab
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T. Wongjirad, B. Page, S. K. Linden, E. Church, M. Weber, T. A. Bolton, G. A. Horton-Smith, C. E. Anderson, D. McKee, R. Guenette, Karol Lang, T. Yang, M. Soderberg, G. Rameika, B. T. Fleming, Biagio Rossi, F. Cavanna, E. Klein, Sigve Haug, A. M. Szelc, S. Farooq, J. Spitz, P. Laurens, C. W. James, R. Mehdiyev, B. Rebel, O. Palamara, B. Baller, A. Lathrop, R. Sanders, Antonio Ereditato, M. Antonello, H. Greenlee, C. Bromberg, G. P. Zeller, S. Pordes, D. Edmunds, and K. Partyka
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ionization two-phase) ,Physics ,Time projection chamber ,Muon ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,530 Physics ,Time projection Chambers (TPC) ,Detector ,Data analysis ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,NuMI ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Nuclear physics ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,Beamline ,Noble-liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization two-phase) ,Noble-liquid detectors (scintillation ,Ionization ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Fermilab ,Neutrino ,Instrumentation ,Mathematical Physics - Abstract
The ArgoNeuT liquid argon time projection chamber has collected thousands of neutrino and antineutrino events during an extended run period in the NuMI beam-line at Fermilab. This paper focuses on the main aspects of the detector layout and related technical features, including the cryogenic equipment, time projection chamber, read-out electronics, and off-line data treatment. The detector commissioning phase, physics run, and first neutrino event displays are also reported. The characterization of the main working parameters of the detector during data-taking, the ionization electron drift velocity and lifetime in liquid argon, as obtained from through-going muon data complete the present report., 43 pages, 27 figures, 5 tables - update reference
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- 2012