Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives

We introduce a simulation framework for the transport of high and low energy electrons in xenon-based optical time projection chambers (OTPCs). The simulation relies on elementary cross sections (electron–atom and electron–molecule) and incorporates, in order to compute the gas scintillation, the re...

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Autores: Azevedo, C.D.R.; González-Díaz, D.; Biagi, S.F.; Oliveira, C.A.B.; Henriques, C.A.O.; Escada, J.; Monrabal, F.; Gómez-Cadenas, J.J.; Álvarez, V.; 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.; Esteve, R.; Felkai, R.; Fernandes, L.M.P.; Ferrario, P.; Ferreira, A.L.; Freitas, E.D.C.; Goldschmidt, A.; Gutiérrez, R.M.; Hauptman, J.; Hernandez, A.I.; Morata, J.A.H.; Herrero, V.; Jones, B.J.P.; Labarga, L.; Laing, A.; Lebrun, P.; Liubarsky, I.; Lopez-March, N.; Losada, M.; Martín-Albo, J.; Martínez-Lema, G.; Martínez, A.; McDonald, A.D.; Monteiro, C.M.B.; Mora, F.J.; Moutinho, L.M.; Vidal, J.M.; Musti, M.; Nebot-Guinot, M.; Novella, P.; Nygren, D.; Palmeiro, B.; Para, A.; Pérez, J.; Querol, M.; Renner, J.; Ripoll, L.; Rodríguez, J.; Rogers, L.; Santos, F.P.; dos Santos, J.M.F.; Serra, L.; Shuman, D.; Simón, A.; Sofka, C.; Sorel, M.; Stiegler, T.; Toledo, J.F.; Torrent, J.; Tsamalaidze, Z.; Veloso, J.F.C.A.; Webb, R.; White, J.T.; Yahlali, N.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Estado:Accepted version
Data de publicação:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Zaragoza
Repositório:Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
OAI Identifier:oai:zaguan.unizar.es:78306
Acesso em linha:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78306
Nível de acesso:Acesso aberto
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Resumo:We introduce a simulation framework for the transport of high and low energy electrons in xenon-based optical time projection chambers (OTPCs). The simulation relies on elementary cross sections (electron–atom and electron–molecule) and incorporates, in order to compute the gas scintillation, the reaction/quenching rates (atom–atom and atom–molecule) of the first 41 excited states of xenon and the relevant associated excimers, together with their radiative cascade. The results compare positively with observations made in pure xenon and its mixtures with CO2 and CF4 in a range of pressures from 0.1 to 10 bar. This work sheds some light on the elementary processes responsible for the primary and secondary xenon-scintillation mechanisms in the presence of additives, that are of interest to the OTPC technology.