{"id":8788,"date":"2026-03-16T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.astrocent.edu.pl\/?p=8788"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:24:39","slug":"time-projection-chamber-tpc-an-important-milestone-achieved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.astrocent.edu.pl\/?p=8788","title":{"rendered":"Time Projection Chamber (TPC) – an important milestone achieved"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently reached an important milestone at ASTROCENT: for the first time, we successfully operated a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) using ultra-cold argon gas in our cleanroom at @CEZAMAT. The detector can record two different light signals from particle interactions, both captured with the same optical readout system.<\/p>\n

This is an important step forward, helping scientists better understand what happens inside the detector \u2014 a key capability for dark matter research and the study of rare particle interactions.<\/p>\n

The group working on this project includes: Andre Cortez, Pedro da Silva, and Diego Rodas Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n

Their work is supported by the National Science Centre through the Sonata 19 programme, as well as by an EU MSCA grant.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone involved!<\/p>\n

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Scientists involved: Andre Cortez, Pedro da Silva, and Diego Rodas Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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#NCN #Sonata19 #HorizonEurope #HorizonEU<\/a> #ResearchImpactEU<\/a> #EUInnovation<\/a> #MSCA #detectortechnologies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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