Wednesday 19 February 2014 

Speaker: Dr Teppei Katori (Queen Mary College)


Title: "Liquid Argon TPC Detector R&D in the USA" 

Abstract: Liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) 
is the candidate technology for the next generation large 
neutrino detectors. Unprecedented resolution and capability 
of particle ID (ionization energy loss, scintillation light) 
make it attractive for future high precision neutrino 
experiments. The necessary technologies were developed 
by the ICARUS collaboration in Italy, and they are 
further studied in USA. In this talk, I would like to 
describe the overview of the LArTPC efforts in USA, 
with a special emphasis on the liquid argon scintillation 
light detection technology.