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build on success to show feasibility of scale-up and phys capability [Brunel, Durham, Sheffield, Sussex, AAE Ltd., e2v Ltd., Rhyal Ltd., Technodyne Ltd.] otivation: UK leadership in global scale (0.1-1 Mton) Liquid Argon neutrino/PA detector Science discove ry goals: CP violation, neutrino mass hierarchy, ϑ 13 llaborative context: PI is founding member/leader in LAGUNA, LBNO; member o LBNE • concordance with CERN, ASPERA roadmaps, PPAP/PAAP (a) particle physics nucleon decay, supernovae mechanism, dark matter (b) particle astrophysics (c) geo & engineering Brunel & e2v Ltd. [CCDs] • single site in EU, US or Japan • global institutes involved: Europe LAGUNA-LBNO (45); USA LBNE (58); Japan T2O (20) Why LAr: Excellent ν energy resolution, sub GeV threshold, particle ID, low background (ii) how to build tank and site (i) how to read-out charge with gain Pioneering UK work N.J.C. Spooner, D. Tovey, NIM A554 (2005) 266 P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner AstropPhys. 27 (2007) 490 P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner JINST 4 (2009) P04002 N.J.C. Spooner, GLA2010, Tsukuba, Japan, Mar (2010) break-through to show high gain optical readout in LAr Sheffield with Warwick Sheffield with AAE and Technodyne break-through in cavern/tank design and LAr purity PRD project aims: N.J.C. Spooner, LAGUNA report (2010) P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner JINST 3 (2008) P10001 (1) Optical Readout Concept in Liquid Argon - mainly academic partners: WP1 - Construction of Charge and Light Readout Plane [Sheffield] WP2 - Optical Coupling Concept and Electronics [Brunel, Sheffield, Sussex, e2v Ltd.] WP3 - Integration of the 1 m 2 Device and Particle Tracking ID Assessment [Durham, Sheffield, Sussex] (2) Implications for Deployment Underground - mainly industrial partners: WP4 - Underground Design, Magnetisation and Liquid Purification [Sheffield, AAE, Rhyal, Technodyne] Sussex [optics, ν physics] Durham IPPP [LAr sensitivity] t challenge for scale-up: • RE18 (1 ton Argon at CERN, ETHZ) • RD51 (charge readout at CERN) • T2K groups....... geo-neutrinos, Earth science, underground engineering and links • Sacla y • UCLA • ILL Grenoble New expertise Long Baseline Neutrino Observatory & Particle Astrophysics Facility
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build on success to show feasibility of scale-up and physics capability
[Brunel, Durham, Sheffield, Sussex, AAE Ltd., e2v Ltd., Rhyal Ltd., Technodyne Ltd.]
Motivation: UK leadership in global scale (0.1-1 Mton) Liquid Argon neutrino/PA detectorScience
discovery
goals:
CP violation, neutrino mass hierarchy, ϑ13
Collaborative context:PI is founding member/leader in LAGUNA, LBNO; member of LBNE
• concordance with CERN, ASPERA roadmaps, PPAP/PAAP
(a) particle physicsnucleon decay, supernovae mechanism, dark matter
(b) particle astrophysics(c) geo & engineering
Brunel & e2v Ltd. [CCDs]
• single site in EU, US or Japan• global institutes involved: Europe LAGUNA-LBNO (45); USA LBNE (58); Japan
T2O (20) Why LAr: Excellent ν energy resolution, sub GeV threshold, particle ID, low
background (ii) how to build tank and site(i) how to read-out charge with gain
Pioneering UK work
N.J.C. Spooner, D. Tovey, NIM A554 (2005) 266 P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner AstropPhys. 27 (2007) 490P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner JINST 4 (2009) P04002N.J.C. Spooner, GLA2010, Tsukuba, Japan, Mar (2010)
break-through to show high gain optical readout
in LAr
Sheffield with Warwick
Sheffield with AAE and Technodyne
break-through in cavern/tank design
and LAr purity
PRD project aims:
N.J.C. Spooner, LAGUNA report (2010)P.K. Lightfoot, N.J.C. Spooner JINST 3 (2008) P10001
(1) Optical Readout Concept in Liquid Argon - mainly academic partners: WP1 - Construction of Charge and Light Readout Plane [Sheffield]WP2 - Optical Coupling Concept and Electronics [Brunel, Sheffield, Sussex, e2v Ltd.]WP3 - Integration of the 1 m2 Device and Particle Tracking ID Assessment [Durham, Sheffield, Sussex](2) Implications for Deployment Underground - mainly industrial partners:WP4 - Underground Design, Magnetisation and Liquid Purification [Sheffield, AAE, Rhyal, Technodyne]
Sussex [optics, ν physics]Durham IPPP [LAr sensitivity]
but challenge for scale-up:
• RE18 (1 ton Argon at CERN, ETHZ)
• RD51 (charge readout at CERN)
• T2K groups.......
geo-neutrinos, Earth science, underground engineering
and links• Saclay • UCLA • ILL Grenoble
New expertise
Long Baseline Neutrino Observatory & Particle Astrophysics Facility
Long Baseline Neutrino Observatory & Particle Astrophysics FacilityFinance Philosophy: PRD is glue to lever multiple non-STFC funds from universities & industry
18 month FTE RA; small staff FEC; fabrication and DAQ equipment; £7K T&S
Timeliness:
T2K/Minos news!
discovery of ϑ13?
FY1 (£) FY2 (£) Total (£)
Staff Shef 28,188 28,869 57,056
Sus 2,202 2,202 4,404
Br 1,880 1,880 3,760
Dur [4,392]
Equip 9,760 6,800 16,560
T&S 3,760 3,360 7,120
DI/DA 4,000 4,920 8,920
Indirect 26,057 26,056 52,112
Estates 9,469 9,469 18,937
TOTAL (STFC)
87,145 85,385 172,531
Existing 104,913 91,912 196,826
GRAND TOTAL
192,059 177,298 369,356
WP1 (£) WP2 (£) WP3 (£) WP4 (£)
STFC (PRD) 44,956 54,828 52,929 19,817
6 months RA3% senior FECminor technon-staff £26,931
6 months RA11% senior FECminor technon-staff £30,841
6 months RA6% senior FECnon-staff £31,366
2% senior FECnon-staff £18,171
non-STFC42,613 49,786 54,613 49,813
university/EU/other
3 month RA (EU)6 month PhD (Shf)4 month u/g (Shf)2 month tech (Sus)infrastructure ~£80K
3 month RA (EU)6 month PhD (Shf)4 month u/g (Shf)2 month tech (Bru)infrastructure inc. CCDs ~£150K
6 month Tec (Shf)2 month u/g (Shf)2 month PhD. (Sus)infrastructure ~£150K
6 month PhD (Shf)6 month Tec (Shf)geophys staff (Shf)
Industrial
Sensl Ltd. free SiPDs, ~£15KET Ltd. photosensors
Tata Ltd., 3 month PhD, opticse2v technology Ltd. - trial CCDs
18 month PhD (AAE)Rhyal in kind ~£10KTechnodyne ~£10K
TOTAL 87,569 104,614 107,542 69,630
Main Deliverables:
Key request:Key leverage:
matching real non-STFC resources plus existing recycled capital infrastructure including : £43,792 from industry; 18 month PhD (AAE); university PhD/tech manpower; IPPP Durham
Deliverable 1: full 1 m2 THGEM readout plane delivered (month 16) Deliverable 2: 1 m2 optical readout built, integrated with THGEM (month 17)Deliverable 3: 2 m3 vessel commissioned with full optical readout (month 23) Deliverable 4: FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT (month 24)
LBNE expanding, LBNO backed by Europe, world-wide growth
in LAr technology, capitalise on new UK position (academic AND industrial)
