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HAWC Collaboration (Abeysekara, A.U. et al); Salesa Greus, F. |
Title |
The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory in Mexico: The primary detector |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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1052 |
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168253 - 18pp |
Keywords |
Physics – instrumentation and detectors; Water Cherenkov Detectors; Astrophysics; High energy physics – experiment; Nuclear experiment |
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The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory is a second-generation continuously operated, wide field-of-view, TeV gamma-ray observatory. The HAWC observatory and its analysis techniques build on experience of the Milagro experiment in using ground-based water Cherenkov detectors for gamma-ray astronomy. HAWC is located on the Sierra Negra volcano in Mexico at an elevation of 4100 meters above sea level. The completed HAWC observatory principal detector (HAWC) consists of 300 closely spaced water Cherenkov detectors, each equipped with four photomultiplier tubes to provide timing and charge information to reconstruct the extensive air shower energy and arrival direction. The HAWC observatory has been optimized to observe transient and steady emission from sources of gamma rays within an energy range from several hundred GeV to several hundred TeV. However, most of the air showers detected are initiated by cosmic rays, allowing studies of cosmic rays also to be performed. This paper describes the characteristics of the HAWC main array and its hardware. |
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[Abeysekara, A. U.; Barber, A. S.; Hona, B.; Kieda, D.; Newbold, M.; Springer, R. W.] Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA, Email: eduardo.delafuentea@academicos.udg.mx |
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Elsevier |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:001063137300001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5674 |
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Abraham, R.M. et al; Garcia Soto, A. |
Title |
Tau neutrinos in the next decade: from GeV to EeV |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
Volume |
49 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
110501 - 148pp |
Keywords |
tau neutrinos; neutrino experiments; tau neutrino theory |
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Tau neutrinos are the least studied particle in the standard model. This whitepaper discusses the current and expected upcoming status of tau neutrino physics with attention to the broad experimental and theoretical landscape spanning long-baseline, beam-dump, collider, and astrophysical experiments. This whitepaper was prepared as a part of the NuTau2021 Workshop. |
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[Abraham, Roshan Mammen; Ismail, Ahmed] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Phys, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA, Email: pdenton@bnl.gov |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000865870700001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5377 |
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Double Chooz collaboration (Abrahao, T. et al); Novella, P. |
Title |
Cosmic-muon characterization and annual modulation measurement with Double Chooz detectors |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
Volume |
02 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
017 - 20pp |
Keywords |
cosmic ray experiments; neutrino detectors |
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A study on cosmic muons has been performed for the two identical near and far neutrino detectors of the Double Chooz experiment, placed at similar to 120 and similar to 300 m. w.e. underground respectively, including the corresponding simulations using the MUSIC simulation package. This characterization has allowed us to measure the muon flux reaching both detectors to be (3.64 +/- 0.04) x 10(-4) cm(-2) s(-1) for the near detector and (7.00 +/- 0.05) x 10(-5) cm(-2) s(-1) for the far one. The seasonal modulation of the signal has also been studied observing a positive correlation with the atmospheric temperature, leading to an effective temperature coefficient of alpha(T) = 0.212 +/- 0.024 and 0.355 +/- 0.019 for the near and far detectors respectively. These measurements, in good agreement with expectations based on theoretical models, represent one of the first measurements of this coefficient in shallow depth installations. |
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[Abrahao, T.; Bekman, I.; Cerrada, M.; Corpace, O.; Jochum, J.; LoSecco, J. M.; Maricic, J.; Nagasaka, Y.; Veyssiere, C.; Yermia, F.] Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fisicas, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Email: hgomez@apc.univ-paris7.fr |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000399455000017 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3110 |
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Double Chooz collaboration (Abrahao, T. et al); Novella, P. |
Title |
Novel event classification based on spectral analysis of scintillation waveforms in Double Chooz |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
Volume |
13 |
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Pages |
P01031 - 26pp |
Keywords |
Digital signal processing (DSP); Particle identification methods; Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Neutrino detectors |
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Liquid scintillators are a common choice for neutrino physics experiments, but their capabilities to perform background rejection by scintillation pulse shape discrimination is generally limited in large detectors. This paper describes a novel approach for a pulse shape based event classification developed in the context of the Double Chooz reactor antineutrino experiment. Unlike previous implementations, this method uses the Fourier power spectra of the scintillation pulse shapes to obtain event-wise information. A classification variable built from spectral information was able to achieve an unprecedented performance, despite the lack of optimization at the detector design level. Several examples of event classification are provided, ranging from differentiation between the detector volumes and an efficient rejection of instrumental light noise, to some sensitivity to the particle type, such as stopping muons, ortho-positronium formation, alpha particles as well as electrons and positrons. In combination with other techniques the method is expected to allow for a versatile and more efficient background rejection in the future, especially if detector optimization is taken into account at the design level. |
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[Abrahao, T.; dos Anjos, J. C.; Lima, H.; Pepe, I.; Wagner, S.] Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis, BR-22290180 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Email: stefan.wagner@apc.in2p3.fr |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000423783800003 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
3466 |
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Double Chooz collaboration (Abe, Y. et al); Novella, P. |
Title |
Characterization of the spontaneous light emission of the PMTs used in the Double Chooz experiment |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
Volume |
11 |
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Pages |
P08001 - 25pp |
Keywords |
Detector design and construction technologies and materials; Neutrino detectors; Photoemission |
Abstract |
During the commissioning of the first of the two detectors of the Double Chooz experiment, an unexpected and dominant background caused by the emission of light inside the optical volume has been observed. A specific study of the ensemble of phenomena called Light Noise has been carried out in-situ, and in an external laboratory, in order to characterize the signals and to identify the possible processes underlying the effect. Some mechanisms of instrumental noise originating from the PMTs were identified and it has been found that the leading one arises from the light emission localized on the photomultiplier base and produced by the combined effect of heat and high voltage across the transparent epoxy resin covering the electric components. The correlation of the rate and the amplitude of the signal with the temperature has been observed. For the first detector in operation the induced background has been mitigated using online and offline analysis selections based on timing and light pattern of the signals, while a modification of the photomultiplier assembly has been implemented for the second detector in order to blacken the PMT bases. |
Address |
[Abrahao, T.; Nunokawa, H.; Wagner, S.] PUC Univ, R Marques de Sao Vicente,225 Gavea, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Email: roberto.santorelli@ciemat.es |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000387860100001 |
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no |
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International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2869 |
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