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Design of a high voltage delivery system for noble liquid time projection chambers
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 1091, 171718
Nov 2026
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Abstract
Noble liquid time projection chambers (TPCs) are a leading technology in the detection of ionizing radiation, particularly in applications such as accelerator neutrino physics, dark matter detection, and neutrinoless double beta decay. This paper addresses the design considerations for implementing stable high voltage (HV) systems within large noble liquid TPCs, with a focus on the nEXO experiment. Utilizing insights from prior HV research and experimental investigations, we outline factors influencing HV stability and discuss design choices to improve stability and prevent electrical discharges. A novel HV delivery system concept is presented, tailored for the nEXO TPC, which incorporates these design considerations while also meeting the stringent radiopurity requirements of the nEXO neutrinoless double beta decay search. These design considerations and their specific implementation towards a HV delivery system offer guidance to future experiments applying high voltage in noble liquid environments.
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- Title
- Design of a high voltage delivery system for noble liquid time projection chambers
- Creators
- R. Saldanha - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryL. Pagani - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryE. Angelico - Stanford UniversityE.P. Bernard - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryB. Chana - Carleton UniversityS. Delaquis - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryR. DeVoe - Stanford UniversityM. Elbeltagi - Carleton UniversityS. Ferrara - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryD. Goeldi - Carleton UniversityR. Gornea - Carleton UniversityA. Odian - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryG.S. Ortega - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryC.T. Overman - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryL. Placzek - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryP.C. Rowson - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryK. Skarpaas - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryF. Spadoni - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryP. Acharya - University of AlabamaA. Amy - IMT AtlantiqueA. Anker - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryI.J. Arnquist - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryA. Atencio - Drexel UniversityJ. Bane - University of Massachusetts AmherstV. Belov - National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, 123182, RussiaT. Bhatta - University of KentuckyA. Bolotnikov - Brookhaven National LaboratoryJ. Breslin - Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteP.A. Breur - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryE. Brown - Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteT. Brunner - TRIUMFB. Burnell - Drexel UniversityE. Caden - McGill UniversityG.F. Cao - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaL.Q. Cao - Institute of MicroelectronicsD. Cesmecioglu - University of Massachusetts AmherstD. Chernyak - University of AlabamaM. Chiu - Brookhaven National LaboratoryR. Collister - Carleton UniversityM. Marquis - TRIUMFT. Daniels - University of North Carolina WilmingtonL. Darroch - University of New HavenM.L. di Vacri - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryY.Y. Ding - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaM.J. Dolinski - Drexel UniversityB. Eckert - Drexel UniversityA. Emara - University of WindsorN. Fatemighomi - SnolabW. Fairbank - Colorado State UniversityB. Foust - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryD. Gallacher - McGill UniversityN. Gallice - Brookhaven National LaboratoryA. Gaur - Carleton UniversityW. Gillis - University of Massachusetts AmherstF. Girard - McGill UniversityG. Gratta - Stanford UniversityC.A. Hardy - Stanford UniversityS. Hedges - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryE. Hein - Skyline CollegeJ.D. Holt - TRIUMFA. Iverson - Colorado State UniversityX.S. Jiang - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaA. Karelin - National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, 123182, RussiaD. Keblbeck - Colorado School of MinesA. Kuchenkov - National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, 123182, RussiaK.S. Kumar - University of Massachusetts AmherstA. Larson - University of South DakotaM.B. Latif - Drexel UniversityS. Lavoie - McGill UniversityK.G. Leach - Colorado School of MinesB.G. Lenardo - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryD.S. Leonard - IBS Center for Underground Physics (Republic of Korea, Daejeon)K.K.H. Leung - Montclair State UniversityH. Lewis - TRIUMFG. Li - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaX. Li - TRIUMFZ. Li - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaC. Licciardi - University of WindsorR. Lindsay - University of the Western CapeR. MacLellan - University of KentuckyS. Majidi - McGill UniversityJ. Masbou - IMT AtlantiqueM. Medina-Peregrina - University of California San DiegoS. Mngonyama - University of the Western CapeB. Mong - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryD.C. Moore - University of New HavenK. Ni - Physics Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USAI. Nitu - McGill UniversityA. Nolan - University of Massachusetts AmherstS.C. Nowicki - McGill UniversityJ.C. Nzobadila Ondze - University of the Western CapeJ.L. Orrell - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryA. Pena-Perez - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryH. Peltz Smalley - University of Massachusetts AmherstA. Piepke - University of AlabamaA. Pocar - University of Massachusetts AmherstE. Raguzin - Brookhaven National LaboratoryR. Rai - McGill UniversityH. Rasiwala - McGill UniversityD. Ray - TRIUMFS. Rescia - Brookhaven National LaboratoryF. Retière - TRIUMFG. Richardson - University of New HavenV. Riot - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryN. Rocco - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryR. Ross - McGill UniversityS. Sangiorgio - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryS. Sekula - SnolabT. Shetty - University of WindsorL. Si - Stanford UniversityV. Stekhanov - National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, 123182, RussiaX.L. Sun - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaS. Thibado - University of Massachusetts AmherstT. Totev - McGill UniversityS. Triambak - University of the Western CapeR.H.M. Tsang - University of AlabamaO.A. Tyuka - University of the Western CapeE. van Bruggen - University of Massachusetts AmherstM. Vidal - Stanford UniversityS. Viel - Carleton UniversityQ.D. Wang - Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, ChinaM. Watts - University of New HavenW. Wei - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaM. Wehrfritz - Skyline CollegeL.J. Wen - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaS. Wilde - University of New HavenM. Worcester - Brookhaven National LaboratoryX.M. Wu - Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, ChinaH. Xu - Physics Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USAH.B. Yang - Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, ChinaL. Yang - Physics Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USAM. Yu - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryO. Zeldovich - National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, 123182, RussiaJ. Zhao - Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Publication Details
- Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 1091, 171718
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-FG02-01ER41166, DE-SC002305, DE-FG02-93ER40789, DE-SC0021388, DE-SC0012704, DE-AC52-07NA27344, DE-SC0017970, DE-AC05-76RL01830, DE-SC0012654, DE-SC0021383, DE-SC0014517, DE-SC0024666, DE-SC0020509, DE-SC0024677 Office of Nuclear Physics within DOE's Office of Science: DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-FG02-01ER41166, DE-SC002305, DE-FG02-93ER40789, DE-SC0021388, DE-SC0012704, DE-AC52-07NA27344, DE-SC0017970, DE-AC05-76RL01830, DE-SC0012654, DE-SC0021383, DE-SC0014517, DE-SC0024666, DE-SC0020509, DE-SC0024677 US National Science Foundation: NSF PHY-2111213, NSF PHY-2011948 NSERC: SAPPJ-2022-00021, CFI 39881, FRQNT 2019-NC-255821 CFREF Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute in Canada: FRQNT 2019-NC-255821 CAS in China: IBS-R016-D1
This work was supported in part by Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The authors gratefully acknowledge support for nEXO from the Office of Nuclear Physics within DOE's Office of Science under grants/contracts DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-FG02-01ER41166, DE-SC002305, DE-FG02-93ER40789, DE-SC0021388, DE-SC0012704, DE-AC52-07NA27344, DE-SC0017970, DE-AC05-76RL01830, DE-SC0012 654, DE-SC0021383, DE-SC0014517, DE-SC0024666, DE-SC0020509, DE-SC0024677 and support by the US National Science Foundation grants NSF PHY-2111213 and NSF PHY-2011948; from NSERC SAPPJ-2022-00021, CFI 39881, FRQNT 2019-NC-255821, and the CFREF Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute in Canada; from IBS-R016-D1 in South Korea; and from CAS in China.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001802936600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105041935975
- Other Identifier
- 991022193592304721