The Mini-CAPTAIN Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber
CAPTAIN Collaboration: C. E. Taylor, B. Bhandari, J. Bian, K. Bilton,, C. Callahan, J. Chaves, H. Chen, D. Cline, R. L. Cooper, D. L. Danielson, J., Danielson, N. Dokania, S. Elliot, S. Fernandes, S. Gardiner, G. Garvey, V., Gehman, F. Giuliani, S. Glavin, M. Gold, C. Grant
TL;DR
This paper reports the commissioning and initial neutron interaction measurements of the Mini-CAPTAIN liquid argon TPC detector at LANSCE, demonstrating its capabilities for high-energy neutron detection in argon.
Contribution
It presents the first measurement of high-energy neutron interactions in argon using the Mini-CAPTAIN detector and details its design, assembly, and performance in a neutron beam.
Findings
First measurement of high-energy neutron interactions in argon.
Successful commissioning of the Mini-CAPTAIN detector.
Demonstrated detector performance in a neutron beam.
Abstract
This manuscript describes the commissioning of the Mini-CAPTAIN liquid argon detector in a neutron beam at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), which led to a first measurement of high-energy neutron interactions in argon. The Mini-CAPTAIN detector consists of a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with an accompanying photomultiplier tube (PMT) array sealed inside a liquid-argon-filled cryostat. The liquid argon is constantly purified and recirculated in a closed-loop cycle during operation. The specifications and assembly of the detector subsystems and an overview of their performance in a neutron beam are reported.
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