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Anamiati, G.; De Romeri, V.; Hirsch, M.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M. |
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Quasi-Dirac neutrino oscillations at DUNE and JUNO |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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100 |
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3 |
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035032 - 12pp |
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Quasi-Dirac neutrinos are obtained when the Lagrangian density of a neutrino mass model contains both Dirac and Majorana mass terms, and the Majorana terms are sufficiently small. This type of neutrino introduces new mixing angles and mass splittings into the Hamiltonian, which will modify the standard neutrino oscillation probabilities. In this paper, we focus on the case where the new mass splittings are too small to be measured, but new angles and phases are present. We perform a sensitivity study for this scenario for the upcoming experiments DUNE and JUNO, finding that they will improve current bounds on the relevant parameters. Finally, we also explore the discovery potential of both experiments, assuming that neutrinos are indeed quasi-Dirac particles. |
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[Anamiati, G.; De Romeri, V.; Hirsch, M.; Ternes, C. A.; Tortola, M.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: anamiati@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Sierra, D.A.; De Romeri, V.; Rojas, N. |
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CP violating effects in coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering processes |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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09 |
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9 |
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069 - 22pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; CP violation; Neutrino Physics |
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The presence of new neutrino-quark interactions can enhance, deplete or distort the coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) event rate. The new interactions may involve CP violating phases that can potentially affect these features. Assuming light vector mediators, we study the effects of CP violation on the CEvNS process in the COHERENT sodium-iodine, liquid argon and germanium detectors. We identify a region in parameter space for which the event rate always involves a dip and another one for which this is never the case. We show that the presence of a dip in the event rate spectrum can be used to constraint CP violating effects, in such a way that the larger the detector volume the tighter the constraints. Furthermore, it allows the reconstruction of the effective coupling responsible for the signal with an uncertainty determined by recoil energy resolution. In the region where no dip is present, we find that CP violating parameters can mimic the Standard Model CEvNS prediction or spectra induced by real parameters. We point out that the interpretation of CEvNS data in terms of a light vector mediator should take into account possible CP violating effects. Finally, we stress that our results are qualitatively applicable for CEvNS induced by solar or reactor neutrinos. Thus, the CP violating effects discussed here and their consequences should be taken into account as well in the analysis of data from multi-ton dark matter detectors or experiments such as CONUS, nu-cleus or CONNIE. |
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[Aristizabal Sierra, D.; Rojas, N.] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Dept Fis, Casilla 110-V,Avda Espana 1680, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: daristizabal@ulg.ac.be; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4179 |
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De Romeri, V.; Kelly, K.J.; Machado, P.A.N. |
Title |
DUNE-PRISM sensitivity to light dark matter |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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100 |
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9 |
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095010 - 13pp |
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We explore the sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) near detector and the proposed DUNE-PRISM movable near detector to sub-GeV dark matter, specifically scalar dark matter coupled to the standard model via a sub-GeV dark photon. We consider dark matter produced in the DUNE target that travels to the detector and scatters off electrons. By combining searches for dark matter at many off-axis positions with DUNE-PRISM, sensitivity to this scenario can be much stronger than when performing a measurement at one on-axis position. |
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[De Romeri, Valentina] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, Calle Catedratico Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4197 |
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de Gouvea, A.; De Romeri, V.; Ternes, C.A. |
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Probing neutrino quantum decoherence at reactor experiments |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
049 - 17pp |
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Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
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We explore how well reactor antineutrino experiments can constrain or measure the loss of quantum coherence in neutrino oscillations. We assume that decoherence effects are encoded in the size of the neutrino wave-packet, sigma. We find that the current experiments Daya Bay and the Reactor Experiment for Neutrino Oscillation (RENO) already constrain sigma >1.0x10(-4) nm and estimate that future data from the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) would be sensitive to sigma <2.1x10(-3) nm. If the effects of loss of coherence are within the sensitivity of JUNO, we expect sigma to be measured with good precision. The discovery of nontrivial decoherence effects in JUNO would indicate that our understanding of the coherence of neutrino sources is, at least, incomplete. |
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[de Gouvea, Andre] Northwestern Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 USA, Email: degouvea@northwestern.edu; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4501 |
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Avila, I.M.; De Romeri, V.; Duarte, L.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Phenomenology of scotogenic scalar dark matter |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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10 |
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908 - 19pp |
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We reexamine the minimal Singlet + Triplet Scotogenic Model, where dark matter is the mediator of neutrino mass generation. We assume it to be a scalar WIMP, whose stability follows from the same Z(2) symmetry that leads to the radiative origin of neutrino masses. The scheme is the minimal one that allows for solar and atmospheric mass scales to be generated. We perform a full numerical analysis of the signatures expected at dark matter as well as collider experiments. We identify parameter regions where dark matter predictions agree with theoretical and experimental constraints, such as neutrino oscillations, Higgs data, dark matter relic abundance and direct detection searches. We also present forecasts for near future direct and indirect detection experiments. These will further probe the parameter space. Finally, we explore collider signatures associated with the mono jet channel at the LHC, highlighting the existence of a viable light dark matter mass range. |
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[Avila, Ivania M.] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Inst Fis, Av Vicuna Mackenna, Santiago 4860, Chile, Email: idmaturana@uc.cl; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4563 |
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De Romeri, V.; Karamitros, D.; Lebedev, O.; Toma, T. |
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Neutrino dark matter and the Higgs portal: improved freeze-in analysis |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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137 - 41pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM |
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Sterile neutrinos are one of the leading dark matter candidates. Their masses may originate from a vacuum expectation value of a scalar field. If the sterile neutrino couplings are very small and their direct coupling to the inflaton is forbidden by the lepton number symmetry, the leading dark matter production mechanism is the freeze-in scenario. We study this possibility in the neutrino mass range up to 1 GeV, taking into account relativistic production rates based on the Bose-Einstein statistics, thermal masses and phase transition effects. The specifics of the production mechanism and the dominant mode depend on the relation between the scalar and sterile neutrino masses as well as on whether or not the scalar is thermalized. We find that the observed dark matter abundance can be produced in all of the cases considered. We also revisit the freeze-in production of a Higgs portal scalar, pointing out the importance of a fusion mode, as well as the thermalization constraints. |
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[De Romeri, Valentina] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Parc Cient Paterna,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: deromeri@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4593 |
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DUNE Collaboration (Abi, B. et al); Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Izmaylov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Masud, M.; Mena, O.; Novella, P.; Sorel, M.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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10 |
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978 - 34pp |
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The sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) to neutrino oscillation is determined, based on a full simulation, reconstruction, and event selection of the far detector and a full simulation and parameterized analysis of the near detector. Detailed uncertainties due to the flux prediction, neutrino interaction model, and detector effects are included. DUNE will resolve the neutrino mass ordering to a precision of 5 sigma, for all delta CP values, after 2 years of running with the nominal detector design and beam configuration. It has the potential to observe charge-parity violation in the neutrino sector to a precision of 3 sigma (5 sigma) after an exposure of 5 (10) years, for 50% of all delta CP values. It will also make precise measurements of other parameters governing long-baseline neutrino oscillation, and after an exposure of 15 years will achieve a similar sensitivity to sin22 theta 13 to current reactor experiments. |
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[Decowski, M. P.; De Jong, P.] Univ Amsterdam, NL-1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: callum.wilkinson@lhep.unibe.ch |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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DUNE Collaboration (Abi, B. et al); Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Fernandez Menendez, P.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Izmaylov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Masud, M.; Mena, O.; Novella, P.; Sorel, M.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector |
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2020 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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102 |
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9 |
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092003 - 20pp |
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The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is a next-generation neutrino oscillation experiment that aims to measure CP-violation in the neutrino sector as part of a wider physics program. A deep learning approach based on a convolutional neural network has been developed to provide highly efficient and pure selections of electron neutrino and muon neutrino charged-current interactions. The electron neutrino (antineutrino) selection efficiency peaks at 90% (94%) and exceeds 85% (90%) for reconstructed neutrino energies between 2-5 GeV. The muon neutrino (antineutrino) event selection is found to have a maximum efficiency of 96% (97%) and exceeds 90% (95%) efficiency for reconstructed neutrino energies above 2 GeV. When considering all electron neutrino and antineutrino interactions as signal, a selection purity of 90% is achieved. These event selections are critical to maximize the sensitivity of the experiment to CP-violating effects. |
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[Decowski, M. P.; De Jong, P.] Univ Amsterdam, NL-1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: saul.alonso.monsalve@cern.ch; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Aristizabal Sierra, D.; De Romeri, V.; Flores, L.J.; Papoulias, D.K. |
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Light vector mediators facing XENON1T data |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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809 |
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135681 - 5pp |
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Recently the XENON1T collaboration has released new results on searches for new physics in low-energy electronic recoils. The data shows an excess over background in the low-energy tail, particularly pronounced at about 2-3 keV. With an exposure of 0.65 tonne-year, large detection efficiency and energy resolution, the detector is sensitive as well to solar neutrino backgrounds, with the most prominent contribution given by pp neutrinos. We investigate whether such signal can be explained in terms of new neutrino interactions with leptons mediated by a light vector particle. We find that the excess is consistent with this interpretation for vector masses below less than or similar to 0.1 MeV. The region of parameter space probed by the XENON1T data is competitive with constraints from laboratory experiments, in particular GEMMA, Borexino and TEXONO. However we point out a severe tension with astrophysical bounds and cosmological observations. |
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[Sierra, D. Aristizabal] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Dept Fis, Casilla 110-5,Avda Espana 1680, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: daristizabal@ulg.ac.be; |
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WOS:000581871500003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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DUNE Collaboration (Abi, B. et al); Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Fernandez Menendez, P.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Izmaylov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Masud, M.; Mena, O.; Novella, P.; Sorel, M.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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First results on ProtoDUNE-SP liquid argon time projection chamber performance from a beam test at the CERN Neutrino Platform |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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15 |
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12 |
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P12004 - 100pp |
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Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Time projection Chambers (TPC) |
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The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber with an active volume of 7.2 x 6.1 x 7.0 m(3). It is installed at the CERN Neutrino Platform in a specially-constructed beam that delivers charged pions, kaons, protons, muons and electrons with momenta in the range 0.3 GeV/c to 7 GeV/c. Beam line instrumentation provides accurate momentum measurements and particle identification. The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a prototype for the first far detector module of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and it incorporates full-size components as designed for that module. This paper describes the beam line, the time projection chamber, the photon detectors, the cosmic-ray tagger, the signal processing and particle reconstruction. It presents the first results on ProtoDUNE-SP's performance, including noise and gain measurements, dE/dx calibration for muons, protons, pions and electrons, drift electron lifetime measurements, and photon detector noise, signal sensitivity and time resolution measurements. The measured values meet or exceed the specifications for the DUNE far detector, in several cases by large margins. ProtoDUNE-SP's successful operation starting in 2018 and its production of large samples of high-quality data demonstrate the effectiveness of the single-phase far detector design. |
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[Decowski, M. P.; De Jong, P.] Univ Amsterdam, NL-1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: cavanna@fnal.gov; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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