What is it about?
In this article, we investigate different factors contributing to dielectric breakdown in liquid xenon when the medium is exposed to a high electric field. In addition, we show tentative evidence for bubble nucleation being the originating mechanism of breakdown in the liquid.
Featured Image
Photo by Nikhita Singhal on Unsplash
Why is it important?
Dielectric breakdown in time projection chambers (TPCs) is a cause of great concern: it could damage the detector and jeopardize the experimental technique that these detectors are based on. Therefore, the characterization of dielectric breakdown in noble liquids, especially in liquid xenon (LXe), is of great importance. The results presented in this article may help guide the design of TPCs for next-generation experiments searching for dark matter or neutrinos.
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Study of dielectric breakdown in liquid xenon with XeBrA: The xenon breakdown apparatus, Review of Scientific Instruments, January 2023, American Institute of Physics,
DOI: 10.1063/5.0107082.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
