The ICARUS detector. Past, present and future

[摘要] ICARUS T600 is currently the largest LAr TPC built as a neutrino detector. During its operation in the underground LNGS laboratory, it has recorded events from the CERN to Gran Sasso neutrino beam and cosmic rays interactions. Thanks to its excellent imaging capabilities and very good calorimetric and spatial resolutions, several meaningful results have been achieved. This paper introduces shortly the observation of a free electron lifetime exceeding 15 ms, the identification of atmospheric neutrino interactions and the search of LSND-related anomalies in the νeappearance from the νμCNGS beam. The LSND anomaly will be further addressed by the Short Baseline Neutrino programme, carried out at the Fermilab laboratory. The ICARUS detector will be used as a far detector in this programme.

[发布机构] H. Niewodniczaski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow, Poland^1

[效力级别] 天文学 [学科分类] 天文学(综合)

[关键词] Atmospheric neutrinos;Far detector;Free electron;Imaging capabilities;Neutrino beams;Neutrino detectors;Short base lines;Spatial resolution