The ICARUS liquid argon TPC was moved to Fermilab after a successful three-year long run at INFN-LNGS. Currently, ICARUS-T600 is collecting data exposed to Booster Neutrino beam and NuMI off-axis beam to clarify within SBN program the existence of sterile neutrinos. A light detection system, based on PMTs deployed behind the TPC wire chambers, is in place to detect vacuum ultraviolet photons produced by ionizing particles in liquid argon. This system is fundamental for the detector operation, providing an efficient trigger and contributing to the 3D reconstruction of events. Moreover, since the TPC is exposed to a huge flux of cosmic rays due to its shallow depths operations, the light detection system allows for the time reconstruction of events, contributing to the identification and to the selection of neutrino interactions within the beam spill gates. In this contribution preliminary comparison of MC simulation with DATA are presented for the light signal of cosmic muon.

Study of cosmic rays in the ICARUS-T600 detectors

Cicerchia, Magda;
2024

Abstract

The ICARUS liquid argon TPC was moved to Fermilab after a successful three-year long run at INFN-LNGS. Currently, ICARUS-T600 is collecting data exposed to Booster Neutrino beam and NuMI off-axis beam to clarify within SBN program the existence of sterile neutrinos. A light detection system, based on PMTs deployed behind the TPC wire chambers, is in place to detect vacuum ultraviolet photons produced by ionizing particles in liquid argon. This system is fundamental for the detector operation, providing an efficient trigger and contributing to the 3D reconstruction of events. Moreover, since the TPC is exposed to a huge flux of cosmic rays due to its shallow depths operations, the light detection system allows for the time reconstruction of events, contributing to the identification and to the selection of neutrino interactions within the beam spill gates. In this contribution preliminary comparison of MC simulation with DATA are presented for the light signal of cosmic muon.
2024
Proceedings of Science
18th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2023
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