Aug 12
As part of our LBNE work we are currently constructing a cryogenics facility where we will be able to perform a wide array of tests on prototype photon detector devices. The facility will house a 20 liter, a 40 liter, and a 500 liter research cryostats. The 500 liter vessel is more than 2.5 meters …
Aug 12
With the LBNE decision to base the far detector technology on liquid argon we have begun an R&D program to investigate designs for a photon detector that could be used to enhance the capability of a LAr time projection chamber. First year graduate student Ryan Wasserman has been focused on this project. The photo to …
Aug 12
Over the past 2 years we developed and tested prototype devices to enhance the light collection efficiency of photomultiplier tubes that were to be used in a 200 kiloton water Cerenkov detector for the LBNE far detector. This work is the PhD thesis of PhD student William Johnston. This image shows two of the prototypes …