Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results

Rubbia, C.; Benetti, P.; Gibin, D.; Rappoldi, A.; Sala, P.; Cesana, A.; Mannocchi, G.; Stefan, D.; Dermenev, A.; Gninenko, S.; Holeczek, J.; Cline, D.B.; Sergiampietri, F.; Palczewski, T.J.; Centro, S.; Sulej, R.; Mauri, F.; Picchi, P.; Scantamburlo, E.; Haranczyk, M.; Pietropaolo, F.; Lagoda, J.; Carbonara, F.; Yang, X.; Zmuda, J.; Otwinowski, S.; Plonski, P.; Scaramelli, A.; Stepaniak, J.; Calligarich, E.; Lantz, M.; Meng, G.; Fava, A.; Mania, S.; Prata, M.; Kirsanov, M.; Szarska, M.; Varanini, F.; Montanari, C.; Vignoli, C.; Antonello, M.; Sobczyk, J.; Menegolli, A.; Segreto, E.; Cavanna, F.; Golan, T.; Zalewska, A.; Przewlocki, P.; Wang, H.; Cieslik, K.; Guglielmi, A.; Dolfini, R.; Palamara, O.; Fiorillo, G.; Dequal, D.; Canci, N.; Ceolin, M. Baldo; Kisiel, J.; Zaremba, K.; Periale, L.; Farnese, C.; Ventura, S.; Barze, L.; Rossella, M.; Ferrari, A.; Dabrowska, A.; Terrani, M.; Baibussinov, B.; Aprili, P.; Muraro, S.; Berzolari, A. Gigli; Karbowniczek, P.; Cocco, A.G.; Raselli, G.L.; Piazzoli, A.; Wachala, T.; Kochanek, I.

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/07/P07011

Article
Report number	arXiv:1106.0975
Title	Underground operation of the ICARUS T600 LAr-TPC: first results
Author(s)	Rubbia, C. (Gran Sasso ; CERN) ; Antonello, M. (Gran Sasso) ; Aprili, P. (Gran Sasso) ; Baibussinov, B. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Ceolin, M. Baldo (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Barze, L. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Benetti, P. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Calligarich, E. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Canci, N. (Gran Sasso) ; Carbonara, F. (INFN, Naples ; Naples U.) ; Cavanna, F. (L'Aquila U.) ; Centro, S. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Cesana, A. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Cieslik, K. (Cracow, INP) ; Cline, D.B. (UCLA) ; Cocco, A.G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Dabrowska, A. (Cracow, INP) ; Dequal, D. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Dermenev, A. (Moscow, INR) ; Dolfini, R. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Farnese, C. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Fava, A. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Ferrari, A. (CERN) ; Fiorillo, G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Gibin, D. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Berzolari, A. Gigli (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Gninenko, S. (Moscow, INR) ; Golan, T. (Wroclaw U.) ; Guglielmi, A. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Haranczyk, M. (Cracow, INP) ; Holeczek, J. (Silesia U.) ; Karbowniczek, P. (Cracow, INP) ; Kirsanov, M. (Moscow, INR) ; Kisiel, J. (Silesia U.) ; Kochanek, I. (Silesia U.) ; Lagoda, J. (Soltan Inst., Swierk) ; Lantz, M. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Mania, S. (Silesia U.) ; Mannocchi, G. (Frascati) ; Mauri, F. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Menegolli, A. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Meng, G. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Montanari, C. (Pavia U. ; INFN, Pavia) ; Muraro, S. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Otwinowski, S. (UCLA) ; Palamara, O. (Gran Sasso) ; Palczewski, T.J. (Soltan Inst., Swierk) ; Periale, L. (Frascati) ; Piazzoli, A. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Picchi, P. (Frascati) ; Pietropaolo, F. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U.) ; Plonski, P. (Warsaw U. of Tech.) ; Prata, M. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Przewlocki, P. (Soltan Inst., Swierk) ; Rappoldi, A. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Raselli, G.L. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Rossella, M. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Sala, P. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Scantamburlo, E. (L'Aquila U.) ; Scaramelli, A. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Segreto, E. (Gran Sasso) ; Sergiampietri, F. (Pisa U.) ; Sobczyk, J. (Wroclaw U.) ; Stefan, D. (Gran Sasso ; Cracow, INP) ; Stepaniak, J. (Soltan Inst., Swierk) ; Sulej, R. (Soltan Inst., Swierk) ; Szarska, M. (Cracow, INP) ; Terrani, M. (Milan Polytechnic) ; Varanini, F. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Ventura, S. (Padua U. ; INFN, Padua) ; Vignoli, C. (Gran Sasso) ; Wachala, T. (Cracow, INP) ; Wang, H. (UCLA) ; Yang, X. (UCLA) ; Zalewska, A. (Cracow, INP) ; Zaremba, K. (Warsaw U. of Tech.) ; Zmuda, J. (Wroclaw U.)
Publication	2011
Imprint	07 Jun 2011
Number of pages	15
Note	Comments: 14 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to Jinst 14 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Submitted to Jinst
In:	JINST 6 (2011) P07011
DOI	10.1088/1748-0221/6/07/P07011
Subject category	Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract	Open questions are still present in fundamental Physics and Cosmology, like the nature of Dark Matter, the matter-antimatter asymmetry and the validity of the particle interaction Standard Model. Addressing these questions requires a new generation of massive particle detectors exploring the subatomic and astrophysical worlds. ICARUS T600 is the first large mass (760 ton) example of a novel detector generation able to combine the imaging capabilities of the old famous "bubble chamber" with an excellent energy measurement in huge electronic detectors. ICARUS T600 now operates at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory, studying cosmic rays, neutrino oscillation and proton decay. Physical potentialities of this novel telescope are presented through few examples of neutrino interactions reconstructed with unprecedented details. Detector design and early operation are also reported.
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