First demonstration of a bubble-assisted Liquid Hole Multiplier operation in liquid argon
arXiv:1908.04974 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/14/11/P11021
Abstract
We demonstrate, for the time, the operation of a bubble-assisted Liquid Hole Multiplier (LHM) in liquid argon. The LHM, sensitive to both radiation-induced ionization electrons and primary scintillation photons, consists of a perforated electrode immersed in the noble liquid, with a stable gas-bubble trapped underneath. Electrons deposited in the liquid or scintillation-induced photoelectrons emitted from a photocathode on the electrode's surface, are collected into the holes; after crossing the liquid-gas interface, they induce electroluminescence within the bubble. After having validated in previous works the LHM concept in liquid xenon, we provide here first preliminary results on its operation in liquid argon. We demonstrate the bubble containment under a Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) electrode and provide detector response to alpha particles, recorded with a SiPM - under electroluminescence and with modest gas multiplication; the imaging capability is also demonstrated.
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