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Argon TPC properties
Experiment Description
  High density, heavy ionization medium
     
  Very high resolution detector
   
  Continuously sensitive
  Self-triggering or through prompt scintillation light
  Stable and safe
   
   
  Relatively cheap detector
    Liquid Argon is cheap, it is only “stored” in the experiment TPC: # of channels proportional to surface
 
   
  Cryogenic temperature
   
  High purity required for long-drift time
  No signal amplification in liquid