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

C. D.R. Azevedo; D. González-Díaz; S. F. Biagi; C. A.B. Oliveira; C. A.O. Henriques; J. Escada; F. Monrabal; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; V. Álvarez; 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; R. Esteve; R. Felkai; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. D.C. Freitas; A. Goldschmidt; R. M. Gutiérrez; J. Hauptman; A. I. Hernandez; J. A.Hernando Morata; V. Herrero; B. J.P. Jones; L. Labarga; A. Laing; P. Lebrun; I. Liubarsky; N. Lopez-March; 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. Nygren; B. Palmeiro; A. Para; J. Pérez; M. Querol; J. Renner; L. Ripoll; J. Rodríguez; L. Rogers; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. dos Santos; L. Serra; D. Shuman; A. Simón; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; 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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Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives

C. D.R. Azevedo, D. González-Díaz, S. F. Biagi, C. A.B. Oliveira, C. A.O. Henriques, J. Escada, F. Monrabal, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, 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, R. Esteve, R. FelkaiL. M.P. Fernandes, P. Ferrario, A. L. Ferreira, E. D.C. Freitas, A. Goldschmidt, R. M. Gutiérrez, J. Hauptman, A. I. Hernandez, J. A.Hernando Morata, V. Herrero, B. J.P. Jones, L. Labarga, A. Laing, P. Lebrun, I. Liubarsky, N. Lopez-March, 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. Nygren, B. Palmeiro, A. Para, J. Pérez, M. Querol, J. Renner, L. Ripoll, J. Rodríguez, L. Rogers, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. dos Santos, L. Serra, D. Shuman, A. Simón, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, 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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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	157-172
Number of pages	16
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	877
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.049
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Electron cooling
Gaseous electronics
High pressure
Microscopic simulation
Molecular additives
Molecular quenchers
Optical TPCs
Xenon scintillation

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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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., ... Yahlali, N. (2018). Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 877, 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.049

Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives. / Azevedo, C. D.R.; González-Díaz, D.; Biagi, S. F. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 877, 01.01.2018, p. 157-172.

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Azevedo, CDR, González-Díaz, D, Biagi, SF, Oliveira, CAB, Henriques, CAO, Escada, J, Monrabal, F, Gómez-Cadenas, JJ, Álvarez, V, Benlloch-Rodríguez, JM, Borges, FIGM, Botas, A, Cárcel, S, Carrión, JV, Cebrián, S, Conde, CAN, Díaz, J, Diesburg, M, Esteve, R, Felkai, R, Fernandes, LMP, Ferrario, P, Ferreira, AL, Freitas, EDC, Goldschmidt, A, Gutiérrez, RM, Hauptman, J, Hernandez, AI, Morata, JAH, Herrero, V, Jones, BJP, Labarga, L, Laing, A, Lebrun, P, Liubarsky, I, Lopez-March, N, Losada, M, Martín-Albo, J, Martínez-Lema, G, Martínez, A, McDonald, AD, Monteiro, CMB, Mora, FJ, Moutinho, LM, Vidal, JM, 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, FP, dos Santos, JMF, Serra, L, Shuman, D, Simón, A, Sofka, C, Sorel, M, Stiegler, T, Toledo, JF, Torrent, J, Tsamalaidze, Z, Veloso, JFCA, Webb, R, White, JT & Yahlali, N 2018, 'Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 877, pp. 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.049

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