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Stewart, D. Y., Barker, Gary John, Bennieston, A. J., Harrison, P. F., Lightfoot, P. K., McConkey, N., Morgan, B., Ramachers, Y., Robinson, M., Spooner, N. J. C. and Thompson, L.. (2010) Modelling electroluminescence in liquid argon. Journal of Instrumentation, Vol.5 . Article no. P10005. ISSN 1748-0221
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/5/10/P10005
Abstract
We present Monte-Carlo simulations of electron transport through liquid argon motivated by our recent observation of electroluminescence light emanating from a thick gaseous electron multiplier (THGEM) in a liquid argon volume. All known elastic and inelastic reaction cross-sections have been accounted for, providing electroluminescence light yield predictions for arbitrary electrostatic fields. This study concludes that the large field gradients needed to produce electroluminescence cannot be accounted for by straightforward electrostatic field calculations based on ideal THGEM holes, suggesting that further experimental investigations are required.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Electroluminescence -- Mathematical models, Liquid argon -- Mathematical models |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Instrumentation |
| Publisher: | Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 1748-0221 |
| Date: | October 2010 |
| Volume: | Vol.5 |
| Number of Pages: | 13 |
| Page Range: | Article no. P10005 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1088/1748-0221/5/10/P10005 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain) (STFC), University of Warwick |
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| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4920 |
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