Time projection chamber
![The TPC of the ALICE experiment at CERN.](/Images/godic/202502/16/ALICE_TPC_10052.jpg")
![A diagram of LArTPC design and basic operating principles.](/Images/godic/202502/16/RealSchematicTPC0052.png")
![An example of single-wire waveforms for wires in the induction planes and collection plane of the MicroBooNE LArTPC.[6] This LArTPC has two induction planes and one collection plane.](/Images/godic/202502/16/GoodSignalTypes0052.png")
In physics, a "time projection chamber," (or "TPC") is a type of particle detector that uses a combination of electric fields and magnetic fields together with a sensitive volume of gas or liquid to perform a three-dimensional reconstruction of a particle trajectory or interaction.