The ArgoNeuT detector in the NuMI low-energy beam line at Fermilab

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Anderson, C ^a   Antonello, M ^b   Baller, B ^c   Bolton, T ^d   Bromberg, C ^e   Cavanna, F ^a,f   Church, E ^a   Edmunds, D ^e   Ereditato, A ^g   Farooq, S ^d   Fleming, B ^a   Greenlee, H ^c   Guenette, R ^a   Haug, S ^g   Horton Smith, G ^d   James, C ^c   Klein, E ^a   Lang, K ^h   Lathrop, A ^c   Laurens, P ^e   Linden, S ^a   McKee, D ^d   Mehdiyev, R ^h   Page, B ^e   Palamara, O ^a,b   Partyka, K ^a   Pordes, S ^c   Rameika, G ^c   Rebel, B ^c   Rossi, B ^g   Sanders, R ^c   Soderberg, M ^c,i   Spitz, J ^a   Szelc, A M ^a   Weber, M ^g   Wongjirad, T ^a   Yang, T ^c   Zeller, G P ^c   more..

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^c FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

ⁱ SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization two phase); Time projection Chambers (TPC)

Indexed keywords

COMMISSIONING PHASE; IONIZATION ELECTRONS; LOW ENERGY BEAMS; NOBLE-LIQUID DETECTORS (SCINTILLATION, IONIZATION TWO-PHASE); READOUT ELECTRONICS; TECHNICAL FEATURES; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS; WORKING PARAMETERS;

DATA REDUCTION; DETECTORS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUEFIED GASES; NEUTRONS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 84868266592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/7/10/P10019     Document Type: Article

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