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Author DUNE Collaboration (Abud, A.A. et al); Amedo, P.; Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Mena, O.; Molina Bueno, L.; Novella, P.; Pompa, F.; Rocabado Rocha, J.L.; Sorel, M.; Tortola, M.; Tuzi, M.; Valle, J.W.F.; Yahlali, N.
Title (down) Highly-parallelized simulation of a pixelated LArTPC on a GPU Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.
Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages P04034 - 35pp
Keywords Detector modelling and simulations II (electric fields, charge transport, multiplication, and induction, pulse formation, electron emission, etc); Simulation methods and programs; Nobleliquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Time projection Chambers (TPC)
Abstract The rapid development of general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) is allowing the implementation of highly-parallelized Monte Carlo simulation chains for particle physics experiments. This technique is particularly suitable for the simulation of a pixelated charge readout for time projection chambers, given the large number of channels that this technology employs. Here we present the first implementation of a full microphysical simulator of a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) equipped with light readout and pixelated charge readout, developed for the DUNE Near Detector. The software is implemented with an end-to-end set of GPU-optimized algorithms. The algorithms have been written in Python and translated into CUDA kernels using Numba, a just-in-time compiler for a subset of Python and NumPy instructions. The GPU implementation achieves a speed up of four orders of magnitude compared with the equivalent CPU version. The simulation of the current induced on 103 pixels takes around 1 ms on the GPU, compared with approximately 10 s on the CPU. The results of the simulation are compared against data from a pixel-readout LArTPC prototype.
Address [Isenhower, L.] Abilene Christian Univ, Abilene, TX 79601 USA, Email: roberto@lbl.gov
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Publisher IOP Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1748-0221 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000986658100009 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5551
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Author Huang, G.Y.; Lindner, M.; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Sen, M.
Title (down) Cosmology-friendly time-varying neutrino masses via the sterile neutrino portal Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 106 Issue 3 Pages 033004 - 18pp
Keywords
Abstract We investigate a consistent scenario of time-varying neutrino masses, and discuss its impact on cosmology, beta decay, and neutrino oscillation experiments. Such time-varying masses are assumed to be generated by the coupling between a sterile neutrino and an ultralight scalar field, which in turn affects the light neutrinos by mixing. We demonstrate how various cosmological bounds, such as those coming from big bang nucleosynthesis, the cosmic microwave background, as well as large scale structures, can be evaded in this model. This scenario can be further constrained using multiple terrestrial experiments. In particular, for beta-decay experiments like KATRIN, nontrivial distortions to the electron spectrum can be induced, even when time-variation is fast and it gets averaged. Furthermore, the presence of time-varying masses of sterile neutrinos will alter the interpretation of light sterile neutrino parameter space in the context of the reactor and gallium anomalies. In addition, we also study the impact of such time-varying neutrino masses on results from the BEST collaboration, which have recently strengthened the gallium anomaly. If confirmed, we find that the time-varying neutrino mass hypothesis could give a better fit to the recent BEST data.
Address [Huang, Guo-yuan; Lindner, Manfred; Sen, Manibrata] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: guoyuan.huang@mpi-hd.mpg.de;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000858614800005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5363
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Author de Salas, P.F.; Gariazzo, S.; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Pastor, S.; Tortola, M.
Title (down) Cosmological radiation density with non-standard neutrino-electron interactions Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 820 Issue Pages 136508 - 9pp
Keywords Neutrino interactions; Non-standard neutrino interactions; Cosmology; Neutrino oscillations
Abstract Neutrino non-standard interactions (NSI) with electrons are known to alter the picture of neutrino de coupling from the cosmic plasma. NSI modify both flavour oscillations through matter effects, and the annihilation and scattering between neutrinos and electrons and positrons in the thermal plasma. In view of the forthcoming cosmological observations, we perform a precision study of the impact of non universal and flavour-changing NSI on the effective number of neutrinos, Neff. We present the variation of Neff arising from the different NSI parameters and discuss the existing degeneracies among them, from cosmology alone and in relation to the current bounds from terrestrial experiments. Even though cosmology is generally less sensitive to NSI than these experiments, we find that future cosmological data would provide competitive and complementary constraints for some of the couplings and their combinations.
Address [de Salas, Pablo F.] Stockholm Univ, Dept Phys, Oskar Klein Ctr Cosmoparticle Phys, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, Email: pablo.fernandez@fysik.su.se;
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000713101800031 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5023
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Author de Salas, P.F.; Forero, D.V.; Gariazzo, S.; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Mena, O.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F.
Title (down) 2020 global reassessment of the neutrino oscillation picture Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 02 Issue 2 Pages 071 - 36pp
Keywords Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics
Abstract We present an updated global fit of neutrino oscillation data in the simplest three-neutrino framework. In the present study we include up-to-date analyses from a number of experiments. Concerning the atmospheric and solar sectors, besides the data considered previously, we give updated analyses of IceCube DeepCore and Sudbury Neutrino Observatory data, respectively. We have also included the latest electron antineutrino data collected by the Daya Bay and RENO reactor experiments, and the long-baseline T2K and NO nu A measurements, as reported in the Neutrino 2020 conference. All in all, these new analyses result in more accurate measurements of theta (13), theta (12), Delta m212 and Delta m312. The best fit value for the atmospheric angle theta (23) lies in the second octant, but first octant solutions remain allowed at similar to 2.4 sigma. Regarding CP violation measurements, the preferred value of delta we obtain is 1.08 pi (1.58 pi) for normal (inverted) neutrino mass ordering. The global analysis still prefers normal neutrino mass ordering with 2.5 sigma statistical significance. This preference is milder than the one found in previous global analyses. These new results should be regarded as robust due to the agreement found between our Bayesian and frequentist approaches. Taking into account only oscillation data, there is a weak/moderate preference for the normal neutrino mass ordering of 2.00 sigma. While adding neutrinoless double beta decay from the latest Gerda, CUORE and KamLAND-Zen results barely modifies this picture, cosmological measurements raise the preference to 2.68 sigma within a conservative approach. A more aggressive data set combination of cosmological observations leads to a similar preference for normal with respect to inverted mass ordering, namely 2.70 sigma. This very same cosmological data set provides 2 sigma upper limits on the total neutrino mass corresponding to Sigma m(nu)< 0.12 (0.15) eV in the normal (inverted) neutrino mass ordering scenario. The bounds on the neutrino mixing parameters and masses presented in this up-to-date global fit analysis include all currently available neutrino physics inputs.
Address [de Salas, P. F.] Stockholm Univ, Oskar Klein Ctr Cosmoparticle Phys, Dept Phys, AlbaNova, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, Email: pablo.fernandez@fysik.su.se;
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000618343000003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4727
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