Helium–Xenon mixtures to improve the topological signature in high pressure gas xenon TPCs

R. Felkai; F. Monrabal; D. González-Díaz; M. Sorel; N. López-March; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; C. Adams; V. Álvarez; L. Arazi; C. D.R. Azevedo; J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez; F. I.G.M. Borges; A. Botas; S. Cárcel; J. V. Carrión; S. Cebrián; C. A.N. Conde; J. Díaz; M. Diesburg; J. Escada; R. Esteve; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D.C. Freitas; A. Goldschmidt; R. Guenette; R. M. Gutiérrez; K. Hafidi; J. Hauptman; C. A.O. Henriques; A. I. Hernandez; J. A. Hernando Morata; V. Herrero; S. Johnston; B. J.P. Jones; L. Labarga; A. Laing; P. Lebrun; M. Losada; J. Martín-Albo; G. Martínez-Lema; A. Martínez; A. D. McDonald; C. M.B. Monteiro; F. J. Mora; L. M. Moutinho; J. Muñoz Vidal; M. Musti; M. Nebot-Guinot; P. Novella; D. R. Nygren; B. Palmeiro; A. Para; J. Pérez; M. Querol; J. Renner; J. Repond; S. Riordan; L. Ripoll; C. Romo-Luque; J. Rodríguez; L. Rogers; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. dos Santos; A. Simón; C. Sofka; T. Stiegler; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent; Z. Tsamalaidze; J. F.C.A. Veloso; R. Webb; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

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Helium–Xenon mixtures to improve the topological signature in high pressure gas xenon TPCs

R. Felkai, F. Monrabal, D. González-Díaz, M. Sorel, N. López-March, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, C. Adams, V. Álvarez, L. Arazi, C. D.R. Azevedo, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, F. I.G.M. Borges, A. Botas, S. Cárcel, J. V. Carrión, S. Cebrián, C. A.N. Conde, J. Díaz, M. Diesburg, J. EscadaR. Esteve, L. M.P. Fernandes, P. Ferrario, A. L. Ferreira, E. D.C. Freitas, A. Goldschmidt, R. Guenette, R. M. Gutiérrez, K. Hafidi, J. Hauptman, C. A.O. Henriques, A. I. Hernandez, J. A. Hernando Morata, V. Herrero, S. Johnston, B. J.P. Jones, L. Labarga, A. Laing, P. Lebrun, M. Losada, J. Martín-Albo, G. Martínez-Lema, A. Martínez, A. D. McDonald, C. M.B. Monteiro, F. J. Mora, L. M. Moutinho, J. Muñoz Vidal, M. Musti, M. Nebot-Guinot, P. Novella, D. R. Nygren, B. Palmeiro, A. Para, J. Pérez, M. Querol, J. Renner, J. Repond, S. Riordan, L. Ripoll, C. Romo-Luque, J. Rodríguez, L. Rogers, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. dos Santos, A. Simón, C. Sofka, T. Stiegler, J. F. Toledo, J. Torrent, Z. Tsamalaidze, J. F.C.A. Veloso, R. Webb, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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Within the framework of xenon-based double beta decay experiments, we propose the possibility to improve the background rejection of an electroluminescent Time Projection Chamber (EL TPC) by reducing the diffusion of the drifting electrons while keeping nearly intact the energy resolution of a pure xenon EL TPC. Based on state-of-the-art microscopic simulations, a substantial addition of helium, around 10 or 15 %, may reduce drastically the transverse diffusion down to 2.5 mm/m from the 10.5 mm/m of pure xenon. The longitudinal diffusion remains around 4 mm/m. Light production studies have been performed as well. They show that the relative variation in energy resolution introduced by such a change does not exceed a few percent, which leaves the energy resolution practically unchanged. The technical caveats of using photomultipliers close to an helium atmosphere are also discussed in detail.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-90
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	905
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.013
State	Published - 11 Oct 2018

Keywords

Double-beta decay
Electroluminescence
Helium
Low diffusion
TPC
Xenon

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Felkai, R., Monrabal, F., González-Díaz, D., Sorel, M., López-March, N., Gómez-Cadenas, J. J., Adams, C., Álvarez, V., Arazi, L., Azevedo, C. D. R., Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M., Borges, F. I. G. M., Botas, A., Cárcel, S., Carrión, J. V., Cebrián, S., Conde, C. A. N., Díaz, J., Diesburg, M., ... Yahlali, N. (2018). Helium–Xenon mixtures to improve the topological signature in high pressure gas xenon TPCs. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 905, 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.013

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Helium–Xenon mixtures to improve the topological signature in high pressure gas xenon TPCs. / Felkai, R.; Monrabal, F.; González-Díaz, D. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 905, 11.10.2018, p. 82-90.

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AU - Monrabal, F.

AU - González-Díaz, D.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - López-March, N.

AU - Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Álvarez, V.

AU - Arazi, L.

AU - Azevedo, C. D.R.

AU - Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.

AU - Borges, F. I.G.M.

AU - Botas, A.

AU - Cárcel, S.

AU - Carrión, J. V.

AU - Cebrián, S.

AU - Conde, C. A.N.

AU - Díaz, J.

AU - Diesburg, M.

AU - Escada, J.

AU - Esteve, R.

AU - Fernandes, L. M.P.

AU - Ferrario, P.

AU - Ferreira, A. L.

AU - Freitas, E. D.C.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Gutiérrez, R. M.

AU - Hafidi, K.

AU - Hauptman, J.

AU - Henriques, C. A.O.

AU - Hernandez, A. I.

AU - Hernando Morata, J. A.

AU - Herrero, V.

AU - Johnston, S.

AU - Jones, B. J.P.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Laing, A.

AU - Lebrun, P.

AU - Losada, M.

AU - Martín-Albo, J.

AU - Martínez-Lema, G.

AU - Martínez, A.

AU - McDonald, A. D.

AU - Monteiro, C. M.B.

AU - Mora, F. J.

AU - Moutinho, L. M.

AU - Vidal, J. Muñoz

AU - Musti, M.

AU - Nebot-Guinot, M.

AU - Novella, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Palmeiro, B.

AU - Para, A.

AU - Pérez, J.

AU - Querol, M.

AU - Renner, J.

AU - Repond, J.

AU - Riordan, S.

AU - Ripoll, L.

AU - Romo-Luque, C.

AU - Rodríguez, J.

AU - Rogers, L.

AU - Santos, F. P.

AU - dos Santos, J. M.F.

AU - Simón, A.

AU - Sofka, C.

AU - Stiegler, T.

AU - Toledo, J. F.

AU - Torrent, J.

AU - Tsamalaidze, Z.

AU - Veloso, J. F.C.A.

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AU - White, J. T.

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