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1. Study of space charge in the ICARUS T600 detector

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Bellini, V., Boffelli, F., Bonesini, M., Bubak, A., Centro, S., Cieslik, K., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dermenev, A., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Petta, C., Pietropaolo, F., Picchi, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Sergiampietri, F., Spanu, M., Szarska, M., Torti, M., Tortorici, F., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., and Zani, A.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The accumulation of positive ions, produced by ionizing particles crossing Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LAr-TPCs), may generate distortions of the electric drift field affecting the track reconstruction of the ionizing events. These effects could become relevant for large LAr-TPCs operating at surface or at shallow depth, where the detectors are exposed to a copious flux of cosmic rays. A detailed study of such possible field distortions in the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC has been performed analyzing a sample of cosmic muon tracks recorded with one T600 module operated at surface in 2001. The maximum track distortion turns out to be of few mm in good agreement with the prediction by a numerical calculation. As a cross-check, the same analysis has been performed on a cosmic muon sample recorded during the ICARUS T600 run at the LNGS underground laboratory, where the cosmic ray flux was suppressed by a factor $\sim 10^6$ by 3400 m water equivalent shielding. No appreciable distortion has been observed, confirming that the effects measured on surface are actually due to ion space charge., Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures

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2020
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2. Operation and performance of the ICARUS-T600 cryogenic plant at Gran Sasso underground Laboratory

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Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieślik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowski, A., Dermenev, A., Disdier, J. M., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P. R., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H. G., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

ICARUS T600 liquid argon time projection chamber is the first large mass electronic detector of a new generation able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old bubble chambers with the excellent calorimetric energy measurement. After the three months demonstration run on surface in Pavia during 2001, the T600 cryogenic plant was significantly revised, in terms of reliability and safety, in view of its long-term operation in an underground environment. The T600 detector was activated in Hall B of the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory during Spring 2010, where it was operated without interruption for about three years, taking data exposed to the CERN to Gran Sasso long baseline neutrino beam and cosmic rays. In this paper the T600 cryogenic plant is described in detail together with the commissioning procedures that lead to the successful operation of the detector shortly after the end of the filling with liquid Argon. Overall plant performance and stability during the long-term underground operation are discussed. Finally, the decommissioning procedures, carried out about six months after the end of the CNGS neutrino beam operation, are reported., Comment: 27 pages; corrected typos; added references and reshuffled reference list (not in order of citation in previous version) 26 pages; forced figures within section; corrected typos

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2015
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3. Some conclusive considerations on the comparison of the ICARUS nu_mu to nu_e oscillation search with the MiniBooNE low-energy event excess

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dermenev, A., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

A sensitive search for anomalous LSND-like nu_mu to nu_e oscillations has been performed by the ICARUS Collaboration exposing the T600 LAr-TPC to the CERN to Gran Sasso (CNGS) neutrino beam. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions giving a limit to oscillation probability of 3.4E-3 and 7.6E-3 at 90% and 99% confidence levels respectively showing a tension between these new limits and the low-energy event excess (200 < E_nu QE < 475 MeV) reported by MiniBooNE Collaboration. A more detailed comparison of the ICARUS data with the MiniBooNE low-energy excess has been performed, including the energy resolution as obtained from the official MiniBooNE data release. As a result the previously reported tension is confirmed at 90% C.L., suggesting an unexplained nature or an otherwise instrumental effect for the MiniBooNE low energy event excess, Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures

Published
2015

4. Experimental observation of an extremely high electron lifetime with the ICARUS-T600 LAr-TPC

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The ICARUS T600 detector, the largest liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr-TPC) realized after many years of RD activities, was installed and successfully operated for 3 years at the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory. One of the most important issues was the need of an extremely low residual electronegative impurity content in the liquid Argon, in order to transport the free electrons created by the ionizing particles with a very small attenuation along the drift path. The solutions adopted for the Argon re-circulation and purification systems have permitted to reach impressive results in terms of Argon purity and a free electron lifetime exceeding 15 ms, corresponding to about 20 parts per trillion of equivalent O2 contamination, a milestone for any future project involving LAr-TPC's and the development of higher detector mass scales., Comment: to be submitted to JINST, LaTeX version

Published
2014
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5. The trigger system of the ICARUS experiment for the CNGS beam

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Nicoletto, M., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The ICARUS T600 detector, with its 470 tons of active mass, is the largest liquid Argon TPC ever built. Operated for three years in the LNGS underground laboratory, it has collected thousands of CNGS neutrino beam interactions and cosmic ray events with energy spanning from tens of MeV to tens of GeV, with a trigger system based on scintillation light, charge signal on TPC wires and time information (for beam related events only). The performance of trigger system in terms of efficiency, background and live-time as a function of the event energy for the CNGS data taking is presented., Comment: 23 pages, 23 figures. Published as M Antonello et al 2014 JINST 9 P08003

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2014
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6. Search for anomalies in the {\nu}e appearance from a {\nu}{\mu} beam

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

We report an updated result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for {\nu}{\mu} ->{\nu}e anomalies with the CNGS beam, produced at CERN with an average energy of 20 GeV and travelling 730 km to the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The present analysis is based on a total sample of 1995 events of CNGS neutrino interactions, which corresponds to an almost doubled sample with respect to the previously published result. Four clear {\nu}e events have been visually identified over the full sample, compared with an expectation of 6.4 +- 0.9 events from conventional sources. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions. At 90% and 99% confidence levels the limits to possible oscillated events are 3.7 and 8.3 respectively. The corresponding limit to oscillation probability becomes consequently 3.4 x 10-3 and 7.6 x 10-3 respectively. The present result confirms, with an improved sensitivity, the early result already published by the ICARUS collaboration.

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2013
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7. Precise 3D track reconstruction algorithm for the ICARUS T600 liquid argon time projection chamber detector

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC) detectors offer charged particle imaging capability with remarkable spatial resolution. Precise event reconstruction procedures are critical in order to fully exploit the potential of this technology. In this paper we present a new, general approach of three-dimensional reconstruction for the LAr TPC with a practical application to track reconstruction. The efficiency of the method is evaluated on a sample of simulated tracks. We present also the application of the method to the analysis of real data tracks collected during the ICARUS T600 detector operation with the CNGS neutrino beam., Comment: Submitted to Advances in High Energy Physics

Published
2012
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8. Experimental search for the LSND anomaly with the ICARUS detector in the CNGS neutrino beam

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We report an early result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for nu_mu to nu_e signal due to the LSND anomaly. The search was performed with the ICARUS T600 detector located at the Gran Sasso Laboratory, receiving CNGS neutrinos from CERN at an average energy of about 20 GeV, after a flight path of about 730 km. The LSND anomaly would manifest as an excess of nu_e events, characterized by a fast energy oscillation averaging approximately to sin^2(1.27 Dm^2_new L/ E_nu) = 1/2. The present analysis is based on 1091 neutrino events, which are about 50% of the ICARUS data collected in 2010-2011. Two clear nu_e events have been found, compared with the expectation of 3.7 +/- 0.6 events from conventional sources. Within the range of our observations, this result is compatible with the absence of a LSND anomaly. At 90% and 99% confidence levels the limits of 3.4 and 7.3 events corresponding to oscillation probabilities of 5.4 10^-3 and 1.1 10^-2 are set respectively. The result strongly limits the window of open options for the LSND anomaly to a narrow region around (Dm^2, sin^2(2 theta))_new = (0.5 eV^2, 0.005), where there is an overall agreement (90% CL) between the present ICARUS limit, the published limits of KARMEN and the published positive signals of LSND and MiniBooNE Collaborations., Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures

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2012
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9. Precision measurement of the neutrino velocity with the ICARUS detector in the CNGS beam

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Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Boffelli, F., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., Zaremba, K., Sanchez, P. Álvarez, Biagi, L., Barzaghi, R., Betti, B., De Gaetani, C., Cobas, J. D. González, Passoni, D., Pinto, L., Serrano, J., Spinnato, P., Visconti, M. G., and Wlostowski, T.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

During May 2012, the CERN-CNGS neutrino beam has been operated for two weeks for a total of 1.8 10^17 pot in bunched mode, with a 3 ns narrow width proton beam bunches, separated by 100 ns. This tightly bunched beam structure allows a very accurate time of flight measurement of neutrinos from CERN to LNGS on an event-by-event basis. Both the ICARUS-T600 PMT-DAQ and the CERN-LNGS timing synchronization have been substantially improved for this campaign, taking ad-vantage of additional independent GPS receivers, both at CERN and LNGS as well as of the deployment of the "White Rabbit" protocol both at CERN and LNGS. The ICARUS-T600 detector has collected 25 beam-associated events; the corresponding time of flight has been accurately evaluated, using all different time synchronization paths. The measured neutrino time of flight is compatible with the arrival of all events with speed equivalent to the one of light: the difference between the expected value based on the speed of light and the measured value is tof_c - tof_nu = (0.10 \pm 0.67stat. \pm 2.39syst.) ns. This result is in agreement with the value previously reported by the ICARUS collaboration, tof_c - tof_nu = (0.3 \pm 4.9stat. \pm 9.0syst.) ns, but with improved statistical and systematic errors., Comment: 21 pages, 13 figures, 1 table

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2012
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10. Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the ICARUS detector at the CNGS beam

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Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Ceolin, M. Baldo, Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Berzolari, A. Gigli, Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Periale, L., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., Sanchez, P. Alvarez, and Serrano, J.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The CERN-SPS accelerator has been briefly operated in a new, lower intensity neutrino mode with ~10^12 p.o.t. /pulse and with a beam structure made of four LHC-like extractions, each with a narrow width of 3 ns, separated by 524 ns. This very tightly bunched beam structure represents a substantial progress with respect to the ordinary operation of the CNGS beam, since it allows a very accurate time-of-flight measurement of neutrinos from CERN to LNGS on an event-to-event basis. The ICARUS T600 detector has collected 7 beam-associated events, consistent with the CNGS delivered neutrino flux of 2.2 10^16 p.o.t. and in agreement with the well known characteristics of neutrino events in the LAr-TPC. The time of flight difference between the speed of light and the arriving neutrino LAr-TPC events has been analysed. The result is compatible with the simultaneous arrival of all events with equal speed, the one of light. This is in a striking difference with the reported result of OPERA that claimed that high energy neutrinos from CERN should arrive at LNGS about 60 ns earlier than expected from luminal speed., Comment: 13 pages, 1 table, 3 figures

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2012
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11. A search for the analogue to Cherenkov radiation by high energy neutrinos at superluminal speeds in ICARUS

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ICARUS Collaboration, Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Ceolin, M. Baldo, Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Cohen, A., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Berzolari, A. Gigli, Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Periale, L., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The OPERA collaboration has claimed evidence of superluminal {\nu}{_\mu} propagation between CERN and the LNGS. Cohen and Glashow argued that such neutrinos should lose energy by producing photons and e+e- pairs, through Z0 mediated processes analogous to Cherenkov radiation. In terms of the parameter delta=(v^2_nu-v^2_c)/v^2_c, the OPERA result implies delta = 5 x 10^-5. For this value of \delta a very significant deformation of the neutrino energy spectrum and an abundant production of photons and e+e- pairs should be observed at LNGS. We present an analysis based on the 2010 and part of the 2011 data sets from the ICARUS experiment, located at Gran Sasso National Laboratory and using the same neutrino beam from CERN. We find that the rates and deposited energy distributions of neutrino events in ICARUS agree with the expectations for an unperturbed spectrum of the CERN neutrino beam. Our results therefore refute a superluminal interpretation of the OPERA result according to the Cohen and Glashow prediction for a weak current analog to Cherenkov radiation. In particular no superluminal Cherenkov like e+e- pair or gamma emission event has been directly observed inside the fiducial volume of the "bubble chamber like" ICARUS TPC-LAr detector, setting the much stricter limit of delta < 2.5 10^-8 at the 90% confidence level, comparable with the one due to the observations from the SN1987A., Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures

Published
2011
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12. Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results

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Rubbia, C., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Ceolin, M. Baldo, Barzè, L., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Cavanna, F., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Berzolari, A. Gigli, Gninenko, S., Golan, T., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Karbowniczek, P., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Lantz, M., Mania, S., Mannocchi, G., Mauri, F., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Otwinowski, S., Palamara, O., Palczewski, T. J., Periale, L., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Prata, M., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachala, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and Zmuda, J.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

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 particle interaction Standard Model. Addressing these questions requires a new generation of massive particle detectors exploring the subatomic and astrophysical worlds. ICARUS T600 is the first large mass (760 ton) example of a novel detector generation able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old famous "bubble chamber" with an excellent energy measurement in huge electronic detectors. ICARUS T600 now operates at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory, studying cosmic rays, neutrino oscillation and proton decay. Physical potentialities of this novel telescope are presented through few examples of neutrino interactions reconstructed with unprecedented details. Detector design and early operation are also reported., Comment: 14 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to Jinst

Published
2011
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13. The LAGUNA design study- towards giant liquid based underground detectors for neutrino physics and astrophysics and proton decay searches

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LAGUNA Collaboration, Angus, D., Ariga, A., Autiero, D., Apostu, A., Badertscher, A., Bennet, T., Bertola, G., Bertola, P. F., Besida, O., Bettini, A., Booth, C., Borne, J. L., Brancus, I., Bujakowsky, W., Campagne, J. E., Danil, G. Cata, Chipesiu, F., Chorowski, M., Cripps, J., Curioni, A., Davidson, S., Declais, Y., Drost, U., Duliu, O., Dumarchez, J., Enqvist, T., Ereditato, A., von Feilitzsch, F., Fynbo, H., Gamble, T., Galvanin, G., Gendotti, A., Gizicki, W., Goger-Neff, M., Grasslin, U., Gurney, D., Hakala, M., Hannestad, S., Haworth, M., Horikawa, S., Jipa, A., Juget, F., Kalliokoski, T., Katsanevas, S., Keen, M., Kisiel, J., Kreslo, I., Kudryastev, V., Kuusiniemi, P., Labarga, L., Lachenmaier, T., Lanfranchi, J. C., Lazanu, I., Lewke, T., Loo, K., Lightfoot, P., Lindner, M., Longhin, A., Maalampi, J., Marafini, M., Marchionni, A., Margineanu, R. M., Markiewicz, A., Marrodan-Undagoita, T., Marteau, J. E., Matikainen, R., Meindl, Q., Messina, M., Mietelski, J. W., Mitrica, B., Mordasini, A., Mosca, L., Moser, U., Nuijten, G., Oberauer, L., Oprina, A., Paling, S., Pascoli, S., Patzak, T., Pectu, M., Pilecki, Z., Piquemal, F., Potzel, W., Pytel, W., Raczynski, M., Rafflet, G., Ristaino, G., Robinson, M., Rogers, R., Roinisto, J., Romana, M., Rondio, E., Rossi, B., Rubbia, A., Sadecki, Z., Saenz, C., Saftoiu, A., Salmelainen, J., Sima, O., Slizowski, J., Slizowski, K., Sobczyk, J., Spooner, N., Stoica, S., Suhonen, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Szeglowski, T., Temussi, M., Thompson, J., Thompson, L., Trzaska, W. H., Tippmann, M., Tonazzo, A., Urbanczyk, K., Vasseur, G., Williams, A., Winter, J., Wojutszewska, K., Wurm, M., Zalewska, A., Zampaolo, M., and Zito, M.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The feasibility of a next generation neutrino observatory in Europe is being considered within the LAGUNA design study. To accommodate giant neutrino detectors and shield them from cosmic rays, a new very large underground infrastructure is required. Seven potential candidate sites in different parts of Europe and at several distances from CERN are being studied: Boulby (UK), Canfranc (Spain), Fr\'ejus (France/Italy), Pyh\"asalmi (Finland), Polkowice-Sieroszowice (Poland), Slanic (Romania) and Umbria (Italy). The design study aims at the comprehensive and coordinated technical assessment of each site, at a coherent cost estimation, and at a prioritization of the sites within the summer 2010., Comment: 5 pages, contribution to the Workshop "European Strategy for Future Neutrino Physics", CERN, Oct. 2009

Published
2009

14. Precise 3D track reconstruction algorithm for the ICARUS T600 liquid argon time projection chamber detector

Author

Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Calligarich, E, Canci, N, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, DB, Cocco, AG, Dabrowska, A, Dequal, D, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Ivashkin, A, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Piazzoli, A, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, GL, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Stepaniak, J, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, and Zaremba, K

Subjects
Bioengineering, physics.ins-det, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences
Abstract

Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC) detectors offer charged particle imaging capability with remarkable spatial resolution. Precise event reconstruction procedures are critical in order to fully exploit the potential of this technology. In this paper we present a new, general approach to 3D reconstruction for the LAr TPC with a practical application to the track reconstruction. The efficiency of the method is evaluated on a sample of simulated tracks. We present also the application of the method to the analysis of stopping particle tracks collected during the ICARUS T600 detector operation with the CNGS neutrino beam. © 2013 M. Antonello et al.

Published
2013

15. Experimental search for the “LSND anomaly” with the ICARUS detector in the CNGS neutrino beam

Author

Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Calligarich, E, Canci, N, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieślik, K, Cline, DB, Cocco, AG, Dabrowska, A, Dequal, D, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Ivashkin, A, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Piazzoli, A, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, GL, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, PR, Scantamburlo, E, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Stepaniak, J, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, HG, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, and Zaremba, K

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

We report an early result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for a νμ → νe signal due to the LSND anomaly. The search was performed with the ICARUS T600 detector located at the Gran Sasso Laboratory, receiving CNGS neutrinos from CERN at an average energy of about 20 GeV, after a flight path of ~730 km. The LSND anomaly would manifest as an excess of νe events, characterized by a fast energy oscillation averaging approximately to sin2(1. 27Δ mnew2L/Eν) ≈ 1/2 with probability Pνμ → νe = 1/2 sin2(2θnew. The present analysis is based on 1091 neutrino events, which are about 50 % of the ICARUS data collected in 2010-2011. Two clear νe events have been found, compared with the expectation of 3. 7±0. 6 events from conventional sources. Within the range of our observations, this result is compatible with the absence of a LSND anomaly. At 90 % and 99 % confidence levels the limits of 3. 4 and 7. 3 events corresponding to oscillation probabilities 〈Pνμ → νe〉 ≤ 5.4 × 10-3 and 〈Pνμ → νe〉 ≤ 1.1 × 10-2 are set respectively. The result strongly limits the window of open options for the LSND anomaly to a narrow region around (Δm2,sin2(2θ))new=(0. 5 eV2,0. 005), where there is an overall agreement (90 % CL) between the present ICARUS limit, the published limits of KARMEN and the published positive signals of LSND and MiniBooNE Collaborations. © 2013 The Author(s).

Published
2013

16. Charged particle production in the Pb+Pb system at 158 GeV/c per nucleon

Author

Deines-Jones, P., Cherry, M. L., Dabrowska, A., Holynski, R., Kudzia, D., Nilsen, B. S., Olszewski, A., Szarska, M., Trzupek, A., Waddington, C. J., Wefel, J. P., Wilczynska, B., Wilczynski, H., Wolter, W., Wosiek, B., and Wozniak, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Charged particle multiplicities from high multiplicity central interactions of 158 GeV/nucleon Pb ions with Pb target nuclei have been measured in the central and far forward projectile spectator regions using emulsion chambers. Multiplicities are significantly lower than predicted by Monte Carlo simulations. We examine the shape of the pseudorapidity distribution and its dependence on centrality in detail., Comment: 17 pages text plus 12 figures in postscript 12/23/99 -- Add TeX version of source

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1999
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17. Study of space charge in the ICARUS T600 detector

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Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Bellini, V, Boffelli, F, Bonesini, M, Bubak, A, Centro, S, Cieslik, K, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Petta, C, Pietropaolo, F, Picchi, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Sergiampietri, F, Spanu, M, Szarska, M, Torti, M, Tortorici, F, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Bellini V., Boffelli F., Bonesini M., Bubak A., Centro S., Cieslik K., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Petta C., Pietropaolo F., Picchi P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P., Scaramelli A., Sergiampietri F., Spanu M., Szarska M., Torti M., Tortorici F., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Bellini, V, Boffelli, F, Bonesini, M, Bubak, A, Centro, S, Cieslik, K, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Petta, C, Pietropaolo, F, Picchi, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Sergiampietri, F, Spanu, M, Szarska, M, Torti, M, Tortorici, F, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Bellini V., Boffelli F., Bonesini M., Bubak A., Centro S., Cieslik K., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Petta C., Pietropaolo F., Picchi P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P., Scaramelli A., Sergiampietri F., Spanu M., Szarska M., Torti M., Tortorici F., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H., Yang X., Zalewska A., and Zani A.

Abstract

The accumulation of positive ions, produced by ionizing particles crossing Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LAr-TPCs), may generate distortions of the electric drift field affecting the track reconstruction of the ionizing events. These effects could become relevant for large LAr-TPCs operating at surface or at shallow depth, where the detectors are exposed to a copious flux of cosmic rays. A detailed study of such possible field distortions in the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC has been performed analyzing a sample of cosmic muon tracks recorded with one T600 module operated at surface in 2001. The maximum track distortion turns out to be of few mm in good agreement with the prediction by a numerical calculation. As a cross-check, the same analysis has been performed on a cosmic muon sample recorded during the ICARUS T600 run at the LNGS underground laboratory, where the cosmic ray flux was suppressed by a factor ∼106 by 3400 m water equivalent shielding. No appreciable distortion has been observed, confirming that the effects measured on surface are actually due to ion space charge.

Published
2020

18. Measurement of through-going particle momentum by means of multiple scattering with the ICARUS T600 TPC

Author

Ankowski, A., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Arneodo, F., Badertscher, A., Baiboussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Battistoni, G., Benetti, P., Borio di Tigliole, A., Brunetti, R., Bueno, A., Calligarich, E., Carbonara, F., Carmona, M.C., Cavanna, F., Cennini, P., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cline, D.B., Cieślik, K., Cocco, A.G., De Vecchi, C., Dabrowska, A., Di Cicco, A., Dolfini, R., Ereditato, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., García-Gamez, D., Ge, Y., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gil-Botella, I., Graczyk, K., Grandi, L., Guglielmi, A., Holeczek, J., Kiełczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kozłowski, T., Laffranchi, M., Łagoda, J., Lisowski, B., Lozano, J., Markiewicz, M., Martínez de la Ossa, A., Matthey, C., Mauri, F., Melgarejo, A.J., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Messina, M., Mijakowski, P., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Navas, S., Nowak, J., Otwinowski, S., Palamara, O., Periale, L., Piano Mortari, G., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Półchłopek, W., Posiadała, M., Prata, M., Prata, M.C., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rondio, E., Rossella, M., Rossi, B., Rubbia, A., Rubbia, C., Sala, P.R., Scannicchio, D., Segreto, E., Seo, Y., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szeptycka, M., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachała, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., and The ICARUS Collaboration

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2006
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19. Characterization of ETL 9357FLA photomultiplier tubes for cryogenic temperature applications

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Ankowski, A., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Arneodo, F., Badertscher, A., Baiboussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Battistoni, G., Benetti, P., Bischofberger, M., Borio di Tigliole, A., Brunetti, R., Bucciarelli, G., Bueno, A., Calligarich, E., Carbonara, F., Carmona, M.C., Cavanna, F., Cennini, P., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cline, D.B., Cieślik, K., Cocco, A.G., Dai, Z., De Vecchi, C., Da¸browska, A., Di Cicco, A., Dolfini, R., Ereditato, A., Ferella, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., García-Gamez, D., Ge, Y., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gil-Botella, I., Graczyk, K., Grandi, L., Guglielmi, A., Holeczek, J., Juszczak, C., Kiełczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kozłowski, T., Laffranchi, M., Łagoda, J., Lisowski, B., Lozano, J., Markiewicz, M., Martínez de la Ossa, A., Matthey, C., Mauri, F., Melgarejo, A.J., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Messina, M., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Navas-Concha, S., Nowak, J., Otwinowski, S., Palamara, O., Periale, L., Piano Mortari, G., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Półchłopek, W., Prata, M., Prata, M.C., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rondio, E., Rossella, M., Rubbia, A., Rubbia, C., Sala, P.R., Santorelli, R., Scannicchio, D., Segreto, E., Seo, Y., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stach, S., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szeptycka, M., Szarska, M., Szelc, A., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., and Zalewska, A.

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2006
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20. Study of space charge in the ICARUS T600 detector

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Antonello, M., primary, Baibussinov, B., additional, Bellini, V., additional, Boffelli, F., additional, Bonesini, M., additional, Bubak, A., additional, Centro, S., additional, Cieslik, K., additional, Cocco, A.G., additional, Dabrowska, A., additional, Dermenev, A., additional, Falcone, A., additional, Farnese, C., additional, Fava, A., additional, Ferrari, A., additional, Gibin, D., additional, Gninenko, S., additional, Guglielmi, A., additional, Haranczyk, M., additional, Holeczek, J., additional, Kirsanov, M., additional, Kisiel, J., additional, Kochanek, I., additional, Lagoda, J., additional, Menegolli, A., additional, Meng, G., additional, Montanari, C., additional, Petta, C., additional, Pietropaolo, F., additional, Picchi, P., additional, Rappoldi, A., additional, Raselli, G.L., additional, Rossella, M., additional, Rubbia, C., additional, Sala, P., additional, Scaramelli, A., additional, Sergiampietri, F., additional, Spanu, M., additional, Szarska, M., additional, Torti, M., additional, Tortorici, F., additional, Varanini, F., additional, Ventura, S., additional, Vignoli, C., additional, Wang, H., additional, Yang, X., additional, Zalewska, A., additional, and Zani, A., additional

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2020
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24. Interactions of 10.6 GeV/nucleon gold nuclei in nuclear emulsion

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Cherry, M. L., Dąbrowska, A., Deines-Jones, P., Dubinina, A. J., Holynski, R., Jones, W. V., Jurak, A., Kolganova, E. D., Olszewski, A., Pozharova, E. A., Sengupta, K., Skorodko, T. Yu., Smirnitski, V. A., Szarska, M., Waddington, C. J., Wefel, J. P., Wilczyńska, B., Wolter, W., and KLMM Collaboration

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1994
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26. Design, construction and tests of the ICARUS T600 detector

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Amerio, S., Amoruso, S., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Armenante, M., Arneodo, F., Badertscher, A., Baiboussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Battistoni, G., Bekman, B., Benetti, P., Bernardini, E., Bischofberger, M., Borio di Tigliole, A., Brunetti, R., Bruzzese, R., Bueno, A., Calligarich, E., Campanelli, M., Carbonara, F., Carpanese, C., Cavalli, D., Cavanna, F., Cennini, P., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Chen, C., Chen, D., Chen, D.B., Chen, Y., Cid, R., Cline, D.B., Cieślik, K., Cocco, A.G., Corti, D., Dai, Z., De Vecchi, C., Da̧browska, A., Di Cicco, A., Dolfini, R., Ereditato, A., Felcini, M., Ferella, A., Ferrari, A., Ferri, F., Fiorillo, G., Galli, S., Garcia Gamez, D., Ge, Y., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gil-Botella, I., Graczyk, K., Grandi, L., Guglielmi, A., He, K., Holeczek, J., Huang, X., Juszczak, C., Kiełczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kozłowski, T., Kuna-Ciskał, H., Laffranchi, M., Łagoda, J., Li, Z., Lisowski, B., Lu, F., Ma, J., Mangano, G., Mannocchi, G., Markiewicz, M., Martinez de la Ossa, A., Matthey, C., Mauri, F., Mazza, D., Melgarejo, A.J., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Messina, M., Mietelski, J.W., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Navas-Concha, S., Nicoletto, M., Nowak, J., Nurzia, G., Osuna, C., Otwinowski, S., Ouyang, Q., Palamara, O., Pascoli, D., Periale, L., Piano Mortari, G., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Półchłopek, W., Prata, M., Rancati, T., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rico, J., Rondio, E., Rossella, M., Rubbia, A., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Santorelli, R., Scannicchio, D., Segreto, E., Seo, Y., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Spinelli, N., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szeptycka, M., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Trinchero, G., Velotta, R., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Wang, X., Woo, J., Xu, G., Xu, Z., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zalipska, J., Zhang, C., Zhang, Q., Zhen, S., and Zipper, W.

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2004
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27. Study of electron recombination in liquid argon with the ICARUS TPC

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Amoruso, S., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Arneodo, F., Badertscher, A., Baiboussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Battistoni, G., Bekman, B., Benetti, P., Bischofberger, M., Borio di Tigliole, A., Brunetti, R., Bruzzese, R., Bueno, A., Buzzanca, M., Calligarich, E., Campanelli, M., Carbonara, F., Carpanese, C., Cavalli, D., Cavanna, F., Cennini, P., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Chen, C., Chen, D., Chen, D.B., Chen, Y., Cieślik, K., Cline, D., Cocco, A.G., Dai, Z., De Vecchi, C., Dąbrowska, A., Di Cicco, A., Dolfini, R., Ereditato, A., Felcini, M., Ferrari, A., Ferri, F., Fiorillo, G., Galli, S., Ge, Y., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gil-Botella, I., Graczyk, K., Grandi, L., Guglielmi, A., He, K., Holeczek, J., Huang, X., Juszczak, C., Kiełczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kozłowski, T., Laffranchi, M., Łagoda, J., Li, Z., Lu, F., Ma, J., Mangano, G., Markiewicz, M., Martinez de la Ossa, A., Matthey, C., Mauri, F., Meng, G., Messina, M., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Navas-Concha, S., Otwinowski, S., Ouyang, Q., Palamara, O., Pascoli, D., Periale, L., Piano Mortari, G.B., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Półchłopek, W., Rancati, T., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rico, J., Rondio, E., Rossella, M., Rubbia, A., Rubbia, C., Sala, P.R., Santorelli, R., Scannicchio, D., Segreto, E., Seo, Y., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Spinelli, N., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Szeptycka, M., Terrani, M., Velotta, R., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Wang, X., Woo, J., Xu, G., Xu, Z., Zalewska, A., Zhang, C., Zhang, Q., Zhen, S., and Zipper, W.

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2004
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28. Analysis of the liquid argon purity in the ICARUS T600 TPC

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Amoruso, S, Antonello, M, Aprili, P, Arneodo, F, Badertscher, A, Baiboussinov, B, Baldo Ceolin, M, Battistoni, G, Bekman, B, Benetti, P, Bernardini, E, Bischofberger, M, Borio di Tigliole, A, Brunetti, R, Bruzzese, R, Bueno, A, Buzzanca, M, Calligarich, E, Campanelli, M, Carbonara, F, Carpanese, C, Cavalli, D, Cavanna, F, Cennini, P, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Chen, C, Chen, D, Chen, D.B, Chen, Y, Cieślik, X, Cline, D, Cocco, A.G, Dai, Z, De Vecchi, C, Da̧browska, A, Di Cicco, A, Dolfini, R, Ereditato, A, Felcini, M, Ferrari, A, Ferri, F, Fiorillo, G, Galli, S, Ge, Y, Gibin, D, Gigli Berzolari, A, Gil-Botella, I, Graczyk, K, Grandi, L, Guglielmi, A, He, K, Holeczek, J, Huang, X, Juszczak, C, Kiełczewska, D, Kisiel, J, Kozłowski, T, Laffranchi, M, Łagoda, J, Li, Z, Lu, F, Ma, J, Mangano, G, Markiewicz, M, Martinez de la Ossa, A, Matthey, C, Mauri, F, Meng, G, Messina, M, Montanari, C, Muraro, S, Navas-Concha, S, Nurzia, G, Otwinowski, S, Ouyang, Q, Palamara, O, Pascoli, D, Periale, L, Piano Mortari, G.B, Piazzoli, A, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Półchłopek, W, Rancati, T, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G.L, Rico, J, Rondio, E, Rossella, M, Rubbia, A, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Santorelli, R, Scannicchio, D, Segreto, E, Seo, Y, Sergiampietri, F, Sobczyk, J, Spinelli, N, Stepaniak, J, Szarska, M, Szeptycka, M, Szleper, M, Terrani, M, Velotta, R, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Wang, X, Woo, J, Xu, G, Xu, Z, Zalewska, A, Zalipska, J, Zhang, C, Zhang, Q, Zhen, S, and Zipper, W

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2004
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29. Detection of Cherenkov light emission in liquid argon

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Antonello, M., Arneodo, F., Badertscher, A., Baiboussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Battistoni, G., Bekman, B., Benetti, P., Bernardini, E., Bischofberger, M., Borio di Tigliole, A., Brunetti, R., Bueno, A., Calligarich, E., Campanelli, M., Carpanese, C., Cavalli, D., Cavanna, F., Cennini, P., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Chen, C., Chen, D., Chen, D.B., Chen, Y., Cieślik, C., Cline, D., Dai, Z., De Vecchi, C., Da̧browska, A., Dolfini, R., Felcini, M., Ferrari, A., Ferri, F., Ge, Y., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gil-Botella, I., Graczyk, K., Grandi, L., Guglielmi, A., He, K., Holeczek, J., Huang, X., Juszczak, C., Kiełczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kozłowski, T., Laffranchi, M., Łagoda, J., Li, Z., Lu, F., Ma, J., Markiewicz, M., Matthey, C., Mauri, F., Mazza, D., Meng, G., Messina, M., Montanari, C., Muraro, S., Navas-Concha, S., Nurzia, G., Otwinowski, S., Ouyang, Q., Palamara, O., Pascoli, D., Periale, L., Piano Mortari, G.B., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Półchłopek, W., Rancati, T., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rico, J., Rondio, E., Rossella, M., Rubbia, A., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scannicchio, D., Segreto, E., Seo, Y., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stepaniak, J., Szarska, M., Szeptycka, M., Terrani, M., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Woo, J., Xu, G., Xu, Z., Zalewska, A., Zalipska, J., Zhang, C., Zhang, Q., Zhen, S., and Zipper, W.

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2004
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30. Observation of long ionizing tracks with the ICARUS T600 first half-module

Author

Arneodo, F, Badełek, B, Badertscher, A, Baiboussinov, B, Baldo Ceolin, M, Battistoni, G, Bekman, B, Benetti, P, Bernardini, E, Bischofberger, M, Borio di Tigliole, A, Brunetti, R, Bueno, A, Calligarich, E, Campanelli, M, Carpanese, C, Cavalli, D, Cavanna, F, Cennini, P, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Chen, C, Chen, D, Chen, D.B, Chen, Y, Cline, D, Dai, Z, De Vecchi, C, Dabrowska, A, Dolfini, R, Felcini, M, Ferrari, A, Ferri, F, Ge, Y, Gigli Berzolari, A, Gil-Botella, I, Graczyk, K, Grandi, L, He, K, Holeczek, J, Huang, X, Juszczak, C, Kiełczewska, D, Kisiel, J, Kozłowski, T, Kuna-Ciskał, H, Laffranchi, M, Łagoda, J, Li, Z, Lu, F, Ma, J, Markiewicz, M, Martinez de la Ossa, A, Matthey, C, Mauri, F, Mazza, D, Meng, G, Messina, M, Montanari, C, Muraro, S, Navas-Concha, S, Nicoletto, M, Nurzia, G, Otwinowski, S, Ouyang, Q, Palamara, O, Pascoli, D, Periale, L, Piano Mortari, G, Piazzoli, A, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Półchłopek, W, Rancati, T, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G.L, Rico, J, Rondio, E, Rossella, M, Rubbia, A, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scannicchio, D, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Sobczyk, J, Stepaniak, J, Szeptycka, M, Szleper, M, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Wójcik, M, Woo, J, Xu, G, Xu, Z, Zalewska, A, Zalipska, J, Zhang, C, Zhang, Q, Zhen, S, and Zipper, W

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2003
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31. Automated Track Recognition and Event Reconstruction in Nuclear Emulsion

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Deines-Jones, P, Cherry, M. L, Dabrowska, A, Holynski, R, Jones, W. V, Kolganova, E. D, Kudzia, D, Nilsen, B. S, Olszewski, A, Pozharova, E. A, Sengupta, K, Szarska, M, Trzupek, A, Waddington, C, J, Wefel, J. P, Wilczynska, B, Wilczynski, H, Wolter, W, Wosiek, B, and Wozniak, K

Subjects
Atomic And Molecular Physics
Abstract

The major advantages of nuclear emulsion for detecting charged particles are its submicron position resolution and sensitivity to minimum ionizing particles. These must be balanced, however, against the difficult manual microscope measurement by skilled observers required for the analysis. We have developed an automated system to acquire and analyze the microscope images from emulsion chambers. Each emulsion plate is analyzed independently, allowing coincidence techniques to be used in order to reject back- ground and estimate error rates. The system has been used to analyze a sample of high-multiplicity Pb-Pb interactions (charged particle multiplicities approx. 1100) produced by the 158 GeV/c per nucleon Pb-208 beam at CERN. Automatically reconstructed track lists agree with our best manual measurements to 3%. We describe the image analysis and track reconstruction techniques, and discuss the measurement and reconstruction uncertainties.

Published
1998

32. High-Multiplicity Lead-Lead Interactions at 158 GeV/c per nucleon

Author

Deines-Jones, P, Cherry, M. L, Dabrowska, A, Holynski, R, Jones, W. V, Kolganova, E. D, Kudzia, D, Nilsen, B. S, Olszewski, A, Pozharova, E. A, Sengupta, K, Szarska, M, Trzupek, A, Waddington, C. J, Wefel, J. P, Wilczynska, B, Wolter, W, Wosiek, B, and Wozniak, K

Subjects
Atomic And Molecular Physics
Abstract

The Krakow-Louisiana-Minnesota-Moscow Collaboration (KLMM) has exposed a set of emulsion chambers with lead targets to a 158 GeV/c per nucleon beam of Pb-208 nuclei, and we report the initial analysis of 40 high-multiplicity Pb-Pb collisions. To test the validity of the superposition model of nucleus-nucleus interactions in this new regime, we compare the shapes of the pseudorapidity distributions with FRITIOF Monte Carlo model calculations, and find close agreement for even the most central events. We characterize head-on collisions as having a mean multiplicity of 1550 +/- 120 and a peak pseudorapidity density of 390 +/- 30. These estimates are significantly lower than our FRITIOF calculations.

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1996
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33. Operation and performance of the ICARUS T600 cryogenic plant at Gran Sasso underground Laboratory

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Antonello, M, Aprili, P, Baibussinov, B, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Canci, N, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Disdier, J, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Ivashkin, A, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Aprili P., Baibussinov B., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Canci N., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Disdier J. M., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Ivashkin A., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P. R., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H. G., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., Zaremba K., Antonello, M, Aprili, P, Baibussinov, B, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Canci, N, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Disdier, J, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Ivashkin, A, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Aprili P., Baibussinov B., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Canci N., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Disdier J. M., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Ivashkin A., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P. R., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H. G., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., and Zaremba K.

Abstract

ICARUS T600 liquid argon time projection chamber is the first large mass electronic detector of a new generation able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old bubble chambers with an excellent calorimetric energy measurement. After the three months demonstration run on surface in Pavia during 2001, the T600 cryogenic plant was significantly revised, in terms of reliability and safety, in view of its long term operation in an underground environment. The T600 detector was activated in Hall B of the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory during spring 2010, where it was operated without interruption for about three years, taking data exposed to the CERN to Gran Sasso long baseline neutrino beam (CNGS) and cosmic rays. In this paper the T600 cryogenic plant is described in detail together with the commissioning procedures that lead to the successful operation of the detector shortly after the end of the filling with liquid argon. Overall plant performance and stability during the underground run are discussed. Finally, the decommissioning procedures, carried out about six months after the end of the CNGS neutrino beam operation, are reported.

Published
2015

35. ICARUS report to the 126th Meeting of SPSC, June 20-21, 2017

Author

Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Bellini, V, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cocco, AG, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Janik, M, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, GL, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Tortorici, F, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, and Zaremba, K

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract

ICARUS-T600, the biggest LAr-TPC ever realized, completed in 2013 a successful continuous three years run at LNGS, being exposed to both CNGS neutrino beam and cosmic rays. During the LNGS operation, ICARUS obtained many different technical and physical achievements proving the validity of the LAr-TPC technology. The adopted cryogenic and purification plant permitted to reach an impressive LAr purity, with less than 20 parts per trillion of oxygen-equivalent contamination, corresponding to an extremely high free electron lifetime exceeding 16 ms, a milestone for the all future LAr-TPC projects involving much higher volumes and larger electron drift paths. The recorded events demonstrated the excellent detection performance of ICARUS as a tracking device and as a homogeneous calorimeter, permitting also remarkable particle identification capabilities by the measurement of dE/dx vs. range and the determination of muon momentum by Multiple Coulomb Scattering. The collected data allowed studying with high accuracy both the CNGS νµCC and νe CC interactions and the atmospheric neutrino events exploiting its unique capability to reject the NC backgrounds to an unprecedented level. ICARUS conducted a sensitive search for a potential νe excess related to LSND-like anomalies in the high energy CNGS νµ beam defining a narrow region in which there is 90 % CL agreement between the present experimental results. Moreover ICARUS performed a precise measurement of neutrino velocity with the CNGS neutrinos proving that neutrino do not propagate faster than light. Presently at CERN for an extensive overhauling, the ICARUS-T600 detector will be soon transported to FNAL and exposed to the 0.8 GeV FNAL Booster neutrino beam at 600 m from the target. in the frame of the SBN program with three LAr-TPC detectors for a definitive clarification of the LSND anomaly and the associated sterile neutrino hints. ICARUS will also collect a large sample of νe CC events from the NUMI off-Axis beam at ~ 2 GeV which will provide valuable information for the future DUNE project.

Published
2017

36. The trigger system of the ICARUS experiment for the CNGS beam

Author

Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dequal, D, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Nicoletto, M, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Benetti P., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dequal D., Dermenev A., Dolfini R., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Fiorillo G., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Nicoletto M., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., Zaremba K., Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dequal, D, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Nicoletto, M, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Benetti P., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dequal D., Dermenev A., Dolfini R., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Fiorillo G., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Nicoletto M., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., and Zaremba K.

Abstract

The ICARUS T600 detector, with its 470 tons of active mass, is the largest liquid Argon TPC ever built. Operated for three years in the LNGS underground laboratory, it has collected thousands of CNGS neutrino beam interactions and cosmic ray events with energy spanning from tens of MeV to tens of GeV, with a trigger system based on scintillation light, charge signal on TPC wires and time information (for beam related events only). The performance of trigger system in terms of efficiency, background and live-time as a function of the event energy for the CNGS data taking is presented. © CERN 2014.

Published
2014

37. Experimental observation of an extremely high electron lifetime with the ICARUS-T600 LAr-TPC

Author

Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Benetti P., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Dolfini R., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Fiorillo G., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P. R., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H. G., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., Zaremba K., Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cline, D, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Dolfini, R, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Mania, S, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, Zaremba, K, Antonello M., Baibussinov B., Benetti P., Boffelli F., Bubak A., Calligarich E., Centro S., Cesana A., Cieslik K., Cline D. B., Cocco A. G., Dabrowska A., Dermenev A., Dolfini R., Falcone A., Farnese C., Fava A., Ferrari A., Fiorillo G., Gibin D., Gninenko S., Guglielmi A., Haranczyk M., Holeczek J., Kirsanov M., Kisiel J., Kochanek I., Lagoda J., Mania S., Menegolli A., Meng G., Montanari C., Otwinowski S., Picchi P., Pietropaolo F., Plonski P., Rappoldi A., Raselli G. L., Rossella M., Rubbia C., Sala P. R., Scaramelli A., Segreto E., Sergiampietri F., Stefan D., Sulej R., Szarska M., Terrani M., Torti M., Varanini F., Ventura S., Vignoli C., Wang H. G., Yang X., Zalewska A., Zani A., and Zaremba K.

Abstract

The ICARUS T600 detector, the largest liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr-TPC) realized after many years of R&D activities, was installed and successfully operated for 3 years at the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory. One of the most important issues was the need of an extremely low residual electronegative impurity content in the liquid Argon, in order to transport the free electrons created by ionizing particles with very small attenuation along the drift path. The solutions adopted for the Argon recirculation and purification systems have permitted to reach impressive results in terms of Argon purity and a free electron lifetime exceeding 15 ms, corresponding to about 20 parts per trillion of O2-equivalent contamination, a milestone for any future project involving LAr-TPCs and the development of higher detector mass scales.

Published
2014

38. Muon momentum measurement in ICARUS-T600 LAr-TPC via multiple scattering in few-GeV range

Author

Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Bellini, V., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Centro, S., Cervi, T., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cocco, A.G., Cline, D.B., Dabrowska, A., Dermenev, A., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Janik, M., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Sergiampietri, F., Spanu, M., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Tortorici, F., Varanini, Filippo, Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., Zaremba, K., Antonello, M, Baibussinov, B, Bellini, V, Benetti, P, Boffelli, F, Bubak, A, Calligarich, E, Centro, S, Cervi, T, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cocco, A, Dabrowska, A, Dermenev, A, Falcone, A, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Haranczyk, M, Holeczek, J, Janik, M, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kochanek, I, Lagoda, J, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Otwinowski, S, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Plonski, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Scaramelli, A, Sergiampietri, F, Spanu, M, Stefan, D, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Torti, M, Tortorici, F, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wang, H, Yang, X, Zalewska, A, Zani, A, and Zaremba, K

Subjects
Sterile neutrino, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Neutrino detectors, Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase), Time projection Chambers (TPC), Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Neutrino detector, Nuclear physics, Momentum, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, Electric field, ionization, 0103 physical sciences, Fermilab, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, physics.ins-det, Charged current, Physics, ICARUS, Muon, hep-ex, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Scattering, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), double-phase), Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The measurement of muon momentum by Multiple Coulomb Scattering is a crucial ingredient to the reconstruction of {\nu}{\mu} CC events in the ICARUS-T600 liquid argon TPC in absence of magnetic field, as in the search for sterile neutrinos at Fermilab where ICARUS will be exposed to ~1 GeV Booster neutrino beam. A sample of ~1000 stopping muons produced by charged current interactions of CNGS {\nu}{\mu} in the surrounding rock at the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory provides an ideal benchmark in the few-GeV range since their momentum can be directly and independently obtained by the calorimetric measurement. Stopping muon momentum in the 0.5- 4.5 GeV/c range has been reconstructed via Multiple Coulomb Scattering with resolution ranging from 10 to 25 % depending on muon energy, track length and uniformity of the electric field in the drift volume., Comment: 20 pages, 20 figures

Published
2017

39. Some conclusive considerations on the comparison of the ICARUS $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{e}$ oscillation search with the MiniBooNE low-energy event excess

Author

Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dermenev, A., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Sandro Ventura, Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

A sensitive search for anomalous LSND-like nu_mu to nu_e oscillations has been performed by the ICARUS Collaboration exposing the T600 LAr-TPC to the CERN to Gran Sasso (CNGS) neutrino beam. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions giving a limit to oscillation probability of 3.4E-3 and 7.6E-3 at 90% and 99% confidence levels respectively showing a tension between these new limits and the low-energy event excess (200 < E_nu QE < 475 MeV) reported by MiniBooNE Collaboration. A more detailed comparison of the ICARUS data with the MiniBooNE low-energy excess has been performed, including the energy resolution as obtained from the official MiniBooNE data release. As a result the previously reported tension is confirmed at 90% C.L., suggesting an unexplained nature or an otherwise instrumental effect for the MiniBooNE low energy event excess, 8 pages, 8 figures

Published
2015

40. Operation and performance of the ICARUS T600 cryogenic plant at Gran Sasso underground Laboratory

Author

Antonello, M., primary, Aprili, P., additional, Baibussinov, B., additional, Boffelli, F., additional, Bubak, A., additional, Calligarich, E., additional, Canci, N., additional, Centro, S., additional, Cesana, A., additional, Cieślik, K., additional, Cline, D.B., additional, Cocco, A.G., additional, Dabrowska, A., additional, Dermenev, A., additional, Disdier, J.M., additional, Falcone, A., additional, Farnese, C., additional, Fava, A., additional, Ferrari, A., additional, Gibin, D., additional, Gninenko, S., additional, Guglielmi, A., additional, Haranczyk, M., additional, Holeczek, J., additional, Ivashkin, A., additional, Kirsanov, M., additional, Kisiel, J., additional, Kochanek, I., additional, Lagoda, J., additional, Mania, S., additional, Menegolli, A., additional, Meng, G., additional, Montanari, C., additional, Otwinowski, S., additional, Picchi, P., additional, Pietropaolo, F., additional, Plonski, P., additional, Rappoldi, A., additional, Raselli, G. L., additional, Rossella, M., additional, Rubbia, C., additional, Sala, P. R., additional, Scaramelli, A., additional, Segreto, E., additional, Sergiampietri, F., additional, Stefan, D., additional, Sulej, R., additional, Szarska, M., additional, Terrani, M., additional, Torti, M., additional, Varanini, F., additional, Ventura, S., additional, Vignoli, C., additional, Wang, H.G., additional, Yang, X., additional, Zalewska, A., additional, Zani, A., additional, and Zaremba, K., additional

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2015
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41. Search for anomalies in the ��e appearance from a ���� beam

Author

Antonello, M., Baibussinov, B., Benetti, P., Boffelli, F., Bubak, A., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Falcone, A., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Torti, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zani, A., and Zaremba, K.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
Abstract

We report an updated result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for ���� ->��e anomalies with the CNGS beam, produced at CERN with an average energy of 20 GeV and travelling 730 km to the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The present analysis is based on a total sample of 1995 events of CNGS neutrino interactions, which corresponds to an almost doubled sample with respect to the previously published result. Four clear ��e events have been visually identified over the full sample, compared with an expectation of 6.4 +- 0.9 events from conventional sources. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions. At 90% and 99% confidence levels the limits to possible oscillated events are 3.7 and 8.3 respectively. The corresponding limit to oscillation probability becomes consequently 3.4 x 10-3 and 7.6 x 10-3 respectively. The present result confirms, with an improved sensitivity, the early result already published by the ICARUS collaboration.

Published
2013
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42. A search for the analogue to Cherenkov radiation by high energy neutrinos at superluminal speeds in ICARUS

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Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, A., Cieslik, K., Cline, D.B., Cocco, A.G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gninenko, S., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Ivashkin, A., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mania, S., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Periale, L., Piazzoli, A., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G.L., Rossella, M., Rubbia, C., Sala, P.R., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Terrani, M., Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and Cohen, A.

Published
2012
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43. Icarus and status of Liquid-Argon technology

Author

Rubbia, C., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, Alessandra, Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gninenko, S., Golan, T., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Karbowniczek, P., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Palczewski, T. J., Periale, L., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Szarska, M., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Terrani, Mario, Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachala, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and J. Zmuda .

Subjects
Neutrino interactions, Design of experiments
Published
2012

44. Status and early events from ICARUS T600

Author

Rubbia, C., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, Alessandra, Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gninenko, S., Golan, T., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Karbowniczek, P., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Palczewski, T. J., Periale, L., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Szarska, M., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Terrani, Mario, Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachala, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and Zmuda, J.

Subjects
ICARUS, Astroparticle physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, COSMIC cancer database, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Liquid Argon, TPC, Neutrino Physics, Astroparticle Physics, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Neutrino detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Nuclear Experiment, Nucleon, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract

The ICARUS T600 detector, a ∼ 600 t liquid Argon (LAr) TPC with unique imaging and calorimetric capabilities, is presently data taking at LNGS underground laboratory for a rich physics programme, covering cosmic neutrinos, nucleon decay search and neutrino oscillations with the CNGS neutrino beam.The successful detector commissioning and operation and the ongoing analysis of the recorded events show the excellent performance of this LAr-TPC, and opens the way to constructing very massive high quality detectors.

Published
2012

45. ICARUS T600 experiment in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory

Author

Rubbia, C., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, Alessandra, Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gninenko, S., Golan, T., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Karbowniczek, P., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Palczewski, T. J., Periale, L., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Szarska, M., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Terrani, Mario, Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachala, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and J. Zmuda .

Published
2011

46. ICARUS T600 and beyond:LAr-TPC for neutrino physics and proton decay search

Author

Rubbia, C., Antonello, M., Aprili, P., Baibussinov, B., Baldo Ceolin, M., Benetti, P., Calligarich, E., Canci, N., Carbonara, F., Centro, S., Cesana, Alessandra, Cieslik, K., Cline, D. B., Cocco, A. G., Dabrowska, A., Dequal, D., Dermenev, A., Dolfini, R., Farnese, C., Fava, A., Ferrari, A., Fiorillo, G., Gibin, D., Gigli Berzolari, A., Gninenko, S., Golan, T., Guglielmi, A., Haranczyk, M., Holeczek, J., Karbowniczek, P., Kirsanov, M., Kisiel, J., Kochanek, I., Lagoda, J., Mannocchi, G., Menegolli, A., Meng, G., Montanari, C., Otwinowski, S., Palczewski, T. J., Periale, L., Picchi, P., Pietropaolo, F., Plonski, P., Przewlocki, P., Rappoldi, A., Raselli, G. L., Rossella, M., Sala, P., Scantamburlo, E., Scaramelli, A., Szarska, M., Segreto, E., Sergiampietri, F., Sobczyk, J., Stefan, D., Stepaniak, J., Sulej, R., Terrani, Mario, Varanini, F., Ventura, S., Vignoli, C., Wachala, T., Wang, H., Yang, X., Zalewska, A., Zaremba, K., and J. Zmuda .

Subjects
Physics, ICARUS, History, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Solar neutrino problem, Computer Science Applications, Education, Nuclear physics, Neutrino detector, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino astronomy, Neutrino, Nuclear Experiment, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract

Liquid Argon TPCs are performing detectors for neutrino and astroparticle physics thanks to their high granularity, good energy resolution and 3D imaging, allowing a precise event reconstruction. At the end of May 2010 the ICARUS-T600, the first underground large mass LAr-TPC devoted to the experimental study of neutrinos, matter stability and, more generally, rare phenomena, recorded the first CNGS neutrino interaction and is presently taking data at INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory. ICARUS-T600 represents also an important step of the Liquid Argon technique towards the realization of much larger LAr-TPC detectors for future neutrino and matter stability projects.

Published
2011

47. The LAGUNA project: Towards the giant liquid based detectors for proton decay searches and for low energy neutrino astrophysics

Author

Angus, D., Ariga, A., Autiero, D., Apostu, A., Badertscher, A., Bennet, T., Bertola, G., Bertola, P., Besida, O., Bettini, A., Booth, C., Borne, J., Brancus, I., Bujakowski, W., Campagne, J., Cata-Danil, G., Chipesiu, F., Chorowski, M., Cripps, J., Curioni, A., Davidson, S., Declais, Y., U.Drost, U., Duliu, O., Dumarchez, J., Enqvist, T., Ereditato, A., Feilitzsch, F., Fynbo, H., Gamble, T., Galvanin, G., Gendotti, A., Gizicki, W., Goger-Neff, M., Grasslin, U., Gurney, D., Hakala, M., Hannestad, S., Haworth, M., Jipa, A., Juget, F., Kalliokoski, T., Katsanevas, S., Keen, M., Kresl, I., Kudryastev, V., Kuusiniemi, P., Labarga, L., Lachenmaier, T., Lanfranchi, J., Lazanu, I., Lewke, T., Loo, K., Lightfoot, P., Lindner, M., ombardi, P., Longhin, A., Maalampi, J., Marafini, M., Marchionni, A., R.M.Margineanu, R., Markiewicz, A., Marrodan-Undagoita, T., Marteau, J., Matikainen, R., Meindl, Q., Messina, M., Mietelski, J., Mitrica, B., Mordasini, A., Mosca, L., Moser, U., Nuijten, G., Oberauer, L., Oprina, A., Paling, P., Pascoli, S., Patzak, T., Pectu, M., Pilecki, Z., Piquemal, F., Potzel, W., Pytel, W., Raczynski, M., Raffelt, G., Ranucci, G., Ristaino, G., Robinson, M., Rogers, R., Roinisto, J., Romana, M., RondiA, E., Rossi, B., Rubbia, A., Sadecki, Z., Saenz, C., Saftoiu, A., Salmelainen, J., Sima, O., Slizowski, J., Sobczyk, A., Stoica, V., Suhonen, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Szeglowski, T., Temussi, M., Thompson, J., L.Thompson, L., Trzaska, W., Tippmann, M., Tonazzo, A., Urbanczyk, K., Vasseur, G., Williams, A., Winter, J., Wojtuszewska, K., Wurm, M., Zalewska, A., Zampaolo, M., and Zito, M.

Published
2010

48. The LAGUNA design study- towards giant liquid based underground detectors for neutrino physics and astrophysics and proton decay searches

Author

LAGUNA Collaboration, Angus, D., Ariga, A., Autiero, D., Apostu, A., Badertscher, A., Bennet, T., Bertola, G., Bertola, P. F., Besida, O., Bettini, A., Booth, C., Borne, J. L., Brancus, I., Bujakowsky, W., Campagne, J. E., Danil, G. Cata, Chipesiu, F., Chorowski, M., Cripps, J., Curioni, A., Davidson, S., Declais, Y., Drost, U., Duliu, O., Dumarchez, J., Enqvist, T., Ereditato, A., von Feilitzsch, F., Fynbo, H., Gamble, T., Galvanin, G., Gendotti, A., Gizicki, W., Goger-Neff, M., Grasslin, U., Gurney, D., Hakala, M., Hannestad, S., Haworth, M., Horikawa, S., Jipa, A., Juget, F., Kalliokoski, T., Katsanevas, S., Keen, M., Kisiel, J., Kreslo, I., Kudryastev, V., Kuusiniemi, P., Labarga, L., Lachenmaier, T., Lanfranchi, J. C., Lazanu, I., Lewke, T., Loo, K., Lightfoot, P., Lindner, M., Longhin, A., Maalampi, J., Marafini, M., Marchionni, A., Margineanu, R. M., Markiewicz, A., Marrodan-Undagoita, T., Marteau, J. E., Matikainen, R., Meindl, Q., Messina, M., Mietelski, J. W., Mitrica, B., Mordasini, A., Mosca, L., Moser, U., Nuijten, G., Oberauer, L., Oprina, A., Paling, S., Pascoli, S., Patzak, T., Pectu, M., Pilecki, Z., Piquemal, F., Potzel, W., Pytel, W., Raczynski, M., Rafflet, G., Ristaino, G., Robinson, M., Rogers, R., Roinisto, J., Romana, M., Rondio, E., Rossi, B., Rubbia, A., Sadecki, Z., Saenz, C., Saftoiu, A., Salmelainen, J., Sima, O., Slizowski, J., Slizowski, K., Sobczyk, J., Spooner, N., Stoica, S., Suhonen, J., Sulej, R., Szarska, M., Szeglowski, T., Temussi, M., Thompson, J., Thompson, L., Trzaska, W. H., Tippmann, M., Tonazzo, A., Urbanczyk, K., Vasseur, G., Williams, A., Winter, J., Wojutszewska, K., Wurm, M., Zalewska, A., Zampaolo, M., Zito, M., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, APC - Neutrinos, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Neutrino et Faibles Radioactivités (NEMO), Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CENBG), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), A. Blondel, F. 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Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], FOS: Physical sciences, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), High Energy Physics - Experiment, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]
Abstract

The feasibility of a next generation neutrino observatory in Europe is being considered within the LAGUNA design study. To accommodate giant neutrino detectors and shield them from cosmic rays, a new very large underground infrastructure is required. Seven potential candidate sites in different parts of Europe and at several distances from CERN are being studied: Boulby (UK), Canfranc (Spain), Fr\'ejus (France/Italy), Pyh\"asalmi (Finland), Polkowice-Sieroszowice (Poland), Slanic (Romania) and Umbria (Italy). The design study aims at the comprehensive and coordinated technical assessment of each site, at a coherent cost estimation, and at a prioritization of the sites within the summer 2010., Comment: 5 pages, contribution to the Workshop "European Strategy for Future Neutrino Physics", CERN, Oct. 2009

Published
2010
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49. Experimental observation of an extremely high electron lifetime with the ICARUS-T600 LAr-TPC

Author

Antonello, M., primary, Baibussinov, B., additional, Benetti, P., additional, Boffelli, F., additional, Bubak, A., additional, Calligarich, E., additional, Centro, S., additional, Cesana, A., additional, Cieślik, K., additional, Cline, D.B., additional, Cocco, A.G., additional, Dabrowska, A., additional, Dermenev, A., additional, Dolfini, R., additional, Falcone, A., additional, Farnese, C., additional, Fava, A., additional, Ferrari, A., additional, Fiorillo, G., additional, Gibin, D., additional, Gninenko, S., additional, Guglielmi, A., additional, Haranczyk, M., additional, Holeczek, J., additional, Kirsanov, M., additional, Kisiel, J., additional, Kochanek, I., additional, Lagoda, J., additional, Mania, S., additional, Menegolli, A., additional, Meng, G., additional, Montanari, C., additional, Otwinowski, S., additional, Picchi, P., additional, Pietropaolo, F., additional, Plonski, P., additional, Rappoldi, A., additional, Raselli, G. L., additional, Rossella, M., additional, Rubbia, C., additional, Sala, P. R., additional, Scaramelli, A., additional, Segreto, E., additional, Sergiampietri, F., additional, Stefan, D., additional, Sulej, R., additional, Szarska, M., additional, Terrani, M., additional, Torti, M., additional, Varanini, F., additional, Ventura, S., additional, Vignoli, C., additional, Wang, H.G., additional, Yang, X., additional, Zalewska, A., additional, Zani, A., additional, and Zaremba, K., additional

Published
2014
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50. ICARUS T600 (CNGS2) Status Report

Author

Ankowski, A, Antonello, M, Aprili, P, Arneodo, F, Baibussinov, B, Baldo-Ceolin, M, Battistoni, G, Barze, L, Benetti, P, Borio, A, Calligarich, E, Cambiaghi, M, Carbonara, F, Cavanna, F, Centro, S, Cesana, A, Cieslik, K, Cocco, A G, Dabrowska, A, Dolfini, R, Farnese, C, Fava, A, Ferrari, A, Fiorillo, G, Galli, S, Gibin, D, Gigli-Berzolari, A, Giuliano, A, Graczyk, K, Gninenko, S, Guglielmi, A, Juszczak, C, Holeczek, J, Kielczewska, D, Kirsanov, M, Kisiel, J, Kozlovskii, T, Krasnikov, N, Lantz, M, Mannocchi, G, Markiewicz, M, Matveev, V, Mauri, F, Menegolli, A, Meng, G, Montanari, C, Muraro, S, Nowak, J, Palamara, O, Periale, L, Piano Mortari, G, Piazzoli, A, Picchi, P, Pietropaolo, F, Polchlopek, W, Posiadala, M, Przewlocki, P, Rappoldi, A, Raselli, G L, Rondio, E, Rossella, M, Rubbia, C, Sala, P, Satta, L, Scannicchio, D, Segreto, E, Sergiampietri, F, Sobczyk, J, Stefan, D, Stepaniak, J, Sulej, R, Szarska, M, Terrani, M, Trinchero, G, Varanini, F, Ventura, S, Vignoli, C, Wachala, T, Zalewska-Bak, A, and Zaremba, K

Subjects
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract

Since the last presentation to the SPSC committee, the ICARUS T600 detector assembly has progressed up to its completion. The cryogenic plant, the liquefier system, the read-out, the Laboratory infrastructure and the safety facilities have been installed. However the Collaboration had to face some problems that have delayed the start-up of the commissioning of the apparatus. Besides the one-month suspension of the activities in the Laboratory, following the seismic event in the l’Aquila region, delays have emerged due to the commissioning of the liquefier system, to the pressure/vacuum leaking of some wire signal feed-through flanges and to the deformation of a panel of the external thermal insulation.

Published
2009

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