Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system

C. Adams; M. Alrashed; R. An; J. Anthony; J. Asaadi; A. Ashkenazi; M. Auger; S. Balasubramanian; B. Baller; C. Barnes; G. Barr; M. Bass; F. Bay; A. Bhat; K. Bhattacharya; M. Bishai; A. Blake; T. Bolton; L. Camilleri; D. Caratelli; I. Caro Terrazas; R. Carr; R. Castillo Fernandez; F. Cavanna; G. Cerati; Y. Chen; E. Church; D. Cianci; E. Cohen; G. H. Collin; J. M. Conrad; M. Convery; L. Cooper-Troendle; J. I. Crespo-Anadón; M. Del Tutto; D. Devitt; A. Diaz; K. Duffy; S. Dytman; B. Eberly; A. Ereditato; L. Escudero Sanchez; J. Esquivel; J. J. Evans; A. A. Fadeeva; R. S. Fitzpatrick; B. T. Fleming; D. Franco; A. P. Furmanski; D. Garcia-Gamez; G. T. Garvey; V. Genty; D. Goeldi; S. Gollapinni; O. Goodwin; E. Gramellini; H. Greenlee; R. Grosso; R. Guenette; P. Guzowski; A. Hackenburg; P. Hamilton; O. Hen; J. Hewes; C. Hill; G. A. Horton-Smith; A. Hourlier; E. C. Huang; C. James; J. Jan De Vries; L. Jiang; R. A. Johnson; J. Joshi; H. Jostlein; Y. J. Jwa; G. Karagiorgi; W. Ketchum; B. Kirby; M. Kirby; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kreslo; Y. Li; A. Lister; B. R. Littlejohn; S. Lockwitz; D. Lorca; W. C. Louis; M. Luethi; B. Lundberg; X. Luo; A. Marchionni; S. Marcocci; C. Mariani; J. Marshall; J. Martin-Albo; D. A.Martinez Caicedo; A. Mastbaum; V. Meddage; T. Mettler; G. B. Mills; K. Mistry; A. Mogan; J. Moon; M. Mooney; C. D. Moore; J. Mousseau; M. Murphy; R. Murrells; D. Naples; P. Nienaber; J. Nowak; O. Palamara; V. Pandey; V. Paolone; A. Papadopoulou; V. Papavassiliou; S. F. Pate; Z. Pavlovic; E. Piasetzky; D. Porzio; G. Pulliam; X. Qian; J. L. Raaf; A. Rafique; L. Rochester; M. Ross-Lonergan; C. Rudolf Von Rohr; B. Russell; D. W. Schmitz; A. Schukraft; W. Seligman; M. H. Shaevitz; R. Sharankova; J. Sinclair; A. Smith; E. L. Snider; M. Soderberg; S. Söldner-Rembold; S. R. Soleti; P. Spentzouris; J. Spitz; J. St John; T. Strauss; K. Sutton; S. Sword-Fehlberg; A. M. Szelc; N. Tagg; W. Tang; K. Terao; M. Thomson; R. T. Thornton; M. Toups; Y. T. Tsai; S. Tufanli; T. Usher; W. Van De Pontseele; R. G.Van De Water; B. Viren; M. Weber; H. Wei; D. A. Wickremasinghe; K. Wierman; Z. Williams; S. Wolbers; T. Wongjirad; K. Woodruff; T. Yang; G. Yarbrough; L. E. Yates; G. P. Zeller; J. Zennamo; C. Zhang

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04004

Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system

C. Adams, M. Alrashed, R. An, J. Anthony, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, M. Auger, S. Balasubramanian, B. Baller, C. Barnes, G. Barr, M. Bass, F. Bay, A. Bhat, K. Bhattacharya, M. Bishai, A. Blake, T. Bolton, L. Camilleri, D. CaratelliI. Caro Terrazas, R. Carr, R. Castillo Fernandez, F. Cavanna, G. Cerati, Y. Chen, E. Church, D. Cianci, E. Cohen, G. H. Collin, J. M. Conrad, M. Convery, L. Cooper-Troendle, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, M. Del Tutto, D. Devitt, A. Diaz, K. Duffy, S. Dytman, B. Eberly, A. Ereditato, L. Escudero Sanchez, J. Esquivel, J. J. Evans, A. A. Fadeeva, R. S. Fitzpatrick, B. T. Fleming, D. Franco, A. P. Furmanski, D. Garcia-Gamez, G. T. Garvey, V. Genty, D. Goeldi, S. Gollapinni, O. Goodwin, E. Gramellini, H. Greenlee, R. Grosso, R. Guenette, P. Guzowski, A. Hackenburg, P. Hamilton, O. Hen, J. Hewes, C. Hill, G. A. Horton-Smith, A. Hourlier, E. C. Huang, C. James, J. Jan De Vries, L. Jiang, R. A. Johnson, J. Joshi, H. Jostlein, Y. J. Jwa, G. Karagiorgi, W. Ketchum, B. Kirby, M. Kirby, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kreslo, Y. Li, A. Lister, B. R. Littlejohn, S. Lockwitz, D. Lorca, W. C. Louis, M. Luethi, B. Lundberg, X. Luo, A. Marchionni, S. Marcocci, C. Mariani, J. Marshall, J. Martin-Albo, D. A.Martinez Caicedo, A. Mastbaum, V. Meddage, T. Mettler, G. B. Mills, K. Mistry, A. Mogan, J. Moon, M. Mooney, C. D. Moore, J. Mousseau, M. Murphy, R. Murrells, D. Naples, P. Nienaber, J. Nowak, O. Palamara, V. Pandey, V. Paolone, A. Papadopoulou, V. Papavassiliou, S. F. Pate, Z. Pavlovic, E. Piasetzky, D. Porzio, G. Pulliam, X. Qian, J. L. Raaf, A. Rafique, L. Rochester, M. Ross-Lonergan, C. Rudolf Von Rohr, B. Russell, D. W. Schmitz, A. Schukraft, W. Seligman, M. H. Shaevitz, R. Sharankova, J. Sinclair, A. Smith, E. L. Snider, M. Soderberg, S. Söldner-Rembold, S. R. Soleti, P. Spentzouris, J. Spitz, J. St John, T. Strauss, K. Sutton, S. Sword-Fehlberg, A. M. Szelc, N. Tagg, W. Tang, K. Terao, M. Thomson, R. T. Thornton, M. Toups, Y. T. Tsai, S. Tufanli, T. Usher, W. Van De Pontseele, R. G.Van De Water, B. Viren, M. Weber, H. Wei, D. A. Wickremasinghe, K. Wierman, Z. Williams, S. Wolbers, T. Wongjirad, K. Woodruff, T. Yang, G. Yarbrough, L. E. Yates, G. P. Zeller, J. Zennamo, C. Zhang

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Abstract

The MicroBooNE detector utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) with an 85 t active mass to study neutrino interactions along the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab. With a deployment location near ground level, the detector records many cosmic muon tracks in each beam-related detector trigger that can be misidentified as signals of interest. To reduce these cosmogenic backgrounds, we have designed and constructed a TPC-external Cosmic Ray Tagger (CRT) . This sub-system was developed by the Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), Albert Einstein center for fundamental physics, University of Bern. The system utilizes plastic scintillation modules to provide precise time and position information for TPC-traversing particles. Successful matching of TPC tracks and CRT data will allow us to reduce cosmogenic background and better characterize the light collection system and LArTPC data using cosmic muons. In this paper we describe the design and installation of the MicroBooNE CRT system and provide an overview of a series of tests done to verify the proper operation of the system and its components during installation, commissioning, and physics data-taking.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	P04004
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04004
State	Published - Apr 8 2019

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Adams, C., Alrashed, M., An, R., Anthony, J., Asaadi, J., Ashkenazi, A., Auger, M., Balasubramanian, S., Baller, B., Barnes, C., Barr, G., Bass, M., Bay, F., Bhat, A., Bhattacharya, K., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bolton, T., Camilleri, L., ... Zhang, C. (2019). Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system. Journal of Instrumentation, 14(4), [P04004]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04004

Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system. / Adams, C.; Alrashed, M.; An, R.; Anthony, J.; Asaadi, J.; Ashkenazi, A.; Auger, M.; Balasubramanian, S.; Baller, B.; Barnes, C.; Barr, G.; Bass, M.; Bay, F.; Bhat, A.; Bhattacharya, K.; Bishai, M.; Blake, A.; Bolton, T.; Camilleri, L.; Caratelli, D.; Terrazas, I. Caro; Carr, R.; Fernandez, R. Castillo; Cavanna, F.; Cerati, G.; Chen, Y.; Church, E.; Cianci, D.; Cohen, E.; Collin, G. H.; Conrad, J. M.; Convery, M.; Cooper-Troendle, L.; Crespo-Anadón, J. I.; Tutto, M. Del; Devitt, D.; Diaz, A.; Duffy, K.; Dytman, S.; Eberly, B.; Ereditato, A.; Sanchez, L. Escudero; Esquivel, J.; Evans, J. J.; Fadeeva, A. A.; Fitzpatrick, R. S.; Fleming, B. T.; Franco, D.; Furmanski, A. P.; Garcia-Gamez, D.; Garvey, G. T.; Genty, V.; Goeldi, D.; Gollapinni, S.; Goodwin, O.; Gramellini, E.; Greenlee, H.; Grosso, R.; Guenette, R.; Guzowski, P.; Hackenburg, A.; Hamilton, P.; Hen, O.; Hewes, J.; Hill, C.; Horton-Smith, G. A.; Hourlier, A.; Huang, E. C.; James, C.; De Vries, J. Jan; Jiang, L.; Johnson, R. A.; Joshi, J.; Jostlein, H.; Jwa, Y. J.; Karagiorgi, G.; Ketchum, W.; Kirby, B.; Kirby, M.; Kobilarcik, T.; Kreslo, I.; Li, Y.; Lister, A.; Littlejohn, B. R.; Lockwitz, S.; Lorca, D.; Louis, W. C.; Luethi, M.; Lundberg, B.; Luo, X.; Marchionni, A.; Marcocci, S.; Mariani, C.; Marshall, J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Caicedo, D. A.Martinez; Mastbaum, A.; Meddage, V.; Mettler, T.; Mills, G. B.; Mistry, K.; Mogan, A.; Moon, J.; Mooney, M.; Moore, C. D.; Mousseau, J.; Murphy, M.; Murrells, R.; Naples, D.; Nienaber, P.; Nowak, J.; Palamara, O.; Pandey, V.; Paolone, V.; Papadopoulou, A.; Papavassiliou, V.; Pate, S. F.; Pavlovic, Z.; Piasetzky, E.; Porzio, D.; Pulliam, G.; Qian, X.; Raaf, J. L.; Rafique, A.; Rochester, L.; Ross-Lonergan, M.; Rohr, C. Rudolf Von; Russell, B.; Schmitz, D. W.; Schukraft, A.; Seligman, W.; Shaevitz, M. H.; Sharankova, R.; Sinclair, J.; Smith, A.; Snider, E. L.; Soderberg, M.; Söldner-Rembold, S.; Soleti, S. R.; Spentzouris, P.; Spitz, J.; John, J. St; Strauss, T.; Sutton, K.; Sword-Fehlberg, S.; Szelc, A. M.; Tagg, N.; Tang, W.; Terao, K.; Thomson, M.; Thornton, R. T.; Toups, M.; Tsai, Y. T.; Tufanli, S.; Usher, T.; Pontseele, W. Van De; De Water, R. G.Van; Viren, B.; Weber, M.; Wei, H.; Wickremasinghe, D. A.; Wierman, K.; Williams, Z.; Wolbers, S.; Wongjirad, T.; Woodruff, K.; Yang, T.; Yarbrough, G.; Yates, L. E.; Zeller, G. P.; Zennamo, J.; Zhang, C.

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Adams, C, Alrashed, M, An, R, Anthony, J, Asaadi, J, Ashkenazi, A, Auger, M, Balasubramanian, S, Baller, B, Barnes, C, Barr, G, Bass, M, Bay, F, Bhat, A, Bhattacharya, K, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bolton, T, Camilleri, L, Caratelli, D, Terrazas, IC, Carr, R, Fernandez, RC, Cavanna, F, Cerati, G, Chen, Y, Church, E, Cianci, D, Cohen, E, Collin, GH, Conrad, JM, Convery, M, Cooper-Troendle, L, Crespo-Anadón, JI, Tutto, MD, Devitt, D, Diaz, A, Duffy, K, Dytman, S, Eberly, B, Ereditato, A, Sanchez, LE, Esquivel, J, Evans, JJ, Fadeeva, AA, Fitzpatrick, RS, Fleming, BT, Franco, D, Furmanski, AP, Garcia-Gamez, D, Garvey, GT, Genty, V, Goeldi, D, Gollapinni, S, Goodwin, O, Gramellini, E, Greenlee, H, Grosso, R, Guenette, R, Guzowski, P, Hackenburg, A, Hamilton, P, Hen, O, Hewes, J, Hill, C, Horton-Smith, GA, Hourlier, A, Huang, EC, James, C, De Vries, JJ, Jiang, L, Johnson, RA, Joshi, J, Jostlein, H, Jwa, YJ, Karagiorgi, G, Ketchum, W, Kirby, B, Kirby, M, Kobilarcik, T, Kreslo, I, Li, Y, Lister, A, Littlejohn, BR, Lockwitz, S, Lorca, D, Louis, WC, Luethi, M, Lundberg, B, Luo, X, Marchionni, A, Marcocci, S, Mariani, C, Marshall, J, Martin-Albo, J, Caicedo, DAM, Mastbaum, A, Meddage, V, Mettler, T, Mills, GB, Mistry, K, Mogan, A, Moon, J, Mooney, M, Moore, CD, Mousseau, J, Murphy, M, Murrells, R, Naples, D, Nienaber, P, Nowak, J, Palamara, O, Pandey, V, Paolone, V, Papadopoulou, A, Papavassiliou, V, Pate, SF, Pavlovic, Z, Piasetzky, E, Porzio, D, Pulliam, G, Qian, X, Raaf, JL, Rafique, A, Rochester, L, Ross-Lonergan, M, Rohr, CRV, Russell, B, Schmitz, DW, Schukraft, A, Seligman, W, Shaevitz, MH, Sharankova, R, Sinclair, J, Smith, A, Snider, EL, Soderberg, M, Söldner-Rembold, S, Soleti, SR, Spentzouris, P, Spitz, J, John, JS, Strauss, T, Sutton, K, Sword-Fehlberg, S, Szelc, AM, Tagg, N, Tang, W, Terao, K, Thomson, M, Thornton, RT, Toups, M, Tsai, YT, Tufanli, S, Usher, T, Pontseele, WVD, De Water, RGV, Viren, B, Weber, M, Wei, H, Wickremasinghe, DA, Wierman, K, Williams, Z, Wolbers, S, Wongjirad, T, Woodruff, K, Yang, T, Yarbrough, G, Yates, LE, Zeller, GP, Zennamo, J & Zhang, C 2019, 'Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system', Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 14, no. 4, P04004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04004

Adams, C. ; Alrashed, M. ; An, R. ; Anthony, J. ; Asaadi, J. ; Ashkenazi, A. ; Auger, M. ; Balasubramanian, S. ; Baller, B. ; Barnes, C. ; Barr, G. ; Bass, M. ; Bay, F. ; Bhat, A. ; Bhattacharya, K. ; Bishai, M. ; Blake, A. ; Bolton, T. ; Camilleri, L. ; Caratelli, D. ; Terrazas, I. Caro ; Carr, R. ; Fernandez, R. Castillo ; Cavanna, F. ; Cerati, G. ; Chen, Y. ; Church, E. ; Cianci, D. ; Cohen, E. ; Collin, G. H. ; Conrad, J. M. ; Convery, M. ; Cooper-Troendle, L. ; Crespo-Anadón, J. I. ; Tutto, M. Del ; Devitt, D. ; Diaz, A. ; Duffy, K. ; Dytman, S. ; Eberly, B. ; Ereditato, A. ; Sanchez, L. Escudero ; Esquivel, J. ; Evans, J. J. ; Fadeeva, A. A. ; Fitzpatrick, R. S. ; Fleming, B. T. ; Franco, D. ; Furmanski, A. P. ; Garcia-Gamez, D. ; Garvey, G. T. ; Genty, V. ; Goeldi, D. ; Gollapinni, S. ; Goodwin, O. ; Gramellini, E. ; Greenlee, H. ; Grosso, R. ; Guenette, R. ; Guzowski, P. ; Hackenburg, A. ; Hamilton, P. ; Hen, O. ; Hewes, J. ; Hill, C. ; Horton-Smith, G. A. ; Hourlier, A. ; Huang, E. C. ; James, C. ; De Vries, J. Jan ; Jiang, L. ; Johnson, R. A. ; Joshi, J. ; Jostlein, H. ; Jwa, Y. J. ; Karagiorgi, G. ; Ketchum, W. ; Kirby, B. ; Kirby, M. ; Kobilarcik, T. ; Kreslo, I. ; Li, Y. ; Lister, A. ; Littlejohn, B. R. ; Lockwitz, S. ; Lorca, D. ; Louis, W. C. ; Luethi, M. ; Lundberg, B. ; Luo, X. ; Marchionni, A. ; Marcocci, S. ; Mariani, C. ; Marshall, J. ; Martin-Albo, J. ; Caicedo, D. A.Martinez ; Mastbaum, A. ; Meddage, V. ; Mettler, T. ; Mills, G. B. ; Mistry, K. ; Mogan, A. ; Moon, J. ; Mooney, M. ; Moore, C. D. ; Mousseau, J. ; Murphy, M. ; Murrells, R. ; Naples, D. ; Nienaber, P. ; Nowak, J. ; Palamara, O. ; Pandey, V. ; Paolone, V. ; Papadopoulou, A. ; Papavassiliou, V. ; Pate, S. F. ; Pavlovic, Z. ; Piasetzky, E. ; Porzio, D. ; Pulliam, G. ; Qian, X. ; Raaf, J. L. ; Rafique, A. ; Rochester, L. ; Ross-Lonergan, M. ; Rohr, C. Rudolf Von ; Russell, B. ; Schmitz, D. W. ; Schukraft, A. ; Seligman, W. ; Shaevitz, M. H. ; Sharankova, R. ; Sinclair, J. ; Smith, A. ; Snider, E. L. ; Soderberg, M. ; Söldner-Rembold, S. ; Soleti, S. R. ; Spentzouris, P. ; Spitz, J. ; John, J. St ; Strauss, T. ; Sutton, K. ; Sword-Fehlberg, S. ; Szelc, A. M. ; Tagg, N. ; Tang, W. ; Terao, K. ; Thomson, M. ; Thornton, R. T. ; Toups, M. ; Tsai, Y. T. ; Tufanli, S. ; Usher, T. ; Pontseele, W. Van De ; De Water, R. G.Van ; Viren, B. ; Weber, M. ; Wei, H. ; Wickremasinghe, D. A. ; Wierman, K. ; Williams, Z. ; Wolbers, S. ; Wongjirad, T. ; Woodruff, K. ; Yang, T. ; Yarbrough, G. ; Yates, L. E. ; Zeller, G. P. ; Zennamo, J. ; Zhang, C. / Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system. In: Journal of Instrumentation. 2019 ; Vol. 14, No. 4.

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AU - Balasubramanian, S.

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AU - Barnes, C.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bass, M.

AU - Bay, F.

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AU - Bhattacharya, K.

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AU - Blake, A.

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AU - Carr, R.

AU - Fernandez, R. Castillo

AU - Cavanna, F.

AU - Cerati, G.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Church, E.

AU - Cianci, D.

AU - Cohen, E.

AU - Collin, G. H.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Convery, M.

AU - Cooper-Troendle, L.

AU - Crespo-Anadón, J. I.

AU - Tutto, M. Del

AU - Devitt, D.

AU - Diaz, A.

AU - Duffy, K.

AU - Dytman, S.

AU - Eberly, B.

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AU - Franco, D.

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AU - Garcia-Gamez, D.

AU - Garvey, G. T.

AU - Genty, V.

AU - Goeldi, D.

AU - Gollapinni, S.

AU - Goodwin, O.

AU - Gramellini, E.

AU - Greenlee, H.

AU - Grosso, R.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Guzowski, P.

AU - Hackenburg, A.

AU - Hamilton, P.

AU - Hen, O.

AU - Hewes, J.

AU - Hill, C.

AU - Horton-Smith, G. A.

AU - Hourlier, A.

AU - Huang, E. C.

AU - James, C.

AU - De Vries, J. Jan

AU - Jiang, L.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

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AU - Jostlein, H.

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PY - 2019/4/8

Y1 - 2019/4/8

N2 - The MicroBooNE detector utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) with an 85 t active mass to study neutrino interactions along the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab. With a deployment location near ground level, the detector records many cosmic muon tracks in each beam-related detector trigger that can be misidentified as signals of interest. To reduce these cosmogenic backgrounds, we have designed and constructed a TPC-external Cosmic Ray Tagger (CRT) . This sub-system was developed by the Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), Albert Einstein center for fundamental physics, University of Bern. The system utilizes plastic scintillation modules to provide precise time and position information for TPC-traversing particles. Successful matching of TPC tracks and CRT data will allow us to reduce cosmogenic background and better characterize the light collection system and LArTPC data using cosmic muons. In this paper we describe the design and installation of the MicroBooNE CRT system and provide an overview of a series of tests done to verify the proper operation of the system and its components during installation, commissioning, and physics data-taking.

AB - The MicroBooNE detector utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) with an 85 t active mass to study neutrino interactions along the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab. With a deployment location near ground level, the detector records many cosmic muon tracks in each beam-related detector trigger that can be misidentified as signals of interest. To reduce these cosmogenic backgrounds, we have designed and constructed a TPC-external Cosmic Ray Tagger (CRT) . This sub-system was developed by the Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), Albert Einstein center for fundamental physics, University of Bern. The system utilizes plastic scintillation modules to provide precise time and position information for TPC-traversing particles. Successful matching of TPC tracks and CRT data will allow us to reduce cosmogenic background and better characterize the light collection system and LArTPC data using cosmic muons. In this paper we describe the design and installation of the MicroBooNE CRT system and provide an overview of a series of tests done to verify the proper operation of the system and its components during installation, commissioning, and physics data-taking.

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U2 - 10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04004

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JO - Journal of Instrumentation

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Design and construction of the MicroBooNE Cosmic Ray Tagger system

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