May 25, 2023
Journal Article

Large Low Background kTon-Scale Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers

Abstract

We find that it is possible to increase sensitivity to low energy physics in a third or fourth DUNE-like module with careful controls over radiopurity and targeted modifications to a detector similar to the DUNE Far Detector design. In particular, sensitivity to supernova and solar neutrinos can be enhanced with improved MeV-scale reach. A neutrinoless double beta decay search with $^{136}$Xe loading appears feasible. Furthermore, sensitivity to Weakly-Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) Dark Matter (DM) becomes competitive with the planned world program in such a detector, offering a unique seasonal variation detection that is characteristic for the nature of WIMPs.

Published: May 25, 2023

Citation

Bezerra T.S., A. Borkum, E.D. Church, Z. Djurcic, J. Genovesi, J. Haiston, and C.M. Jackson, et al. 2023. Large Low Background kTon-Scale Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 50, no. 6:Art. No. 060502. PNNL-SA-181472. doi:10.1088/1361-6471/acc394

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