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| Author | 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. | ||||
| Title | Volume IV The DUNE far detector single-phase technology | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Journal of Instrumentation | Abbreviated Journal | J. Instrum. |
| Volume | 15 | Issue  |
8 | Pages | T08010 - 619pp |
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| Abstract | The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventually decay—these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our universe, its current state, and its eventual fate. DUNE is an international world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions as it searches for leptonic charge-parity symmetry violation, stands ready to capture supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. Central to achieving DUNE's physics program is a far detector that combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with sub-centimeter spatial resolution in its ability to image those events, allowing identification of the physics signatures among the numerous backgrounds. In the single-phase liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, ionization charges drift horizontally in the liquid argon under the influence of an electric field towards a vertical anode, where they are read out with fine granularity. A photon detection system supplements the TPC, directly enhancing physics capabilities for all three DUNE physics drivers and opening up prospects for further physics explorations. The DUNE far detector technical design report (TDR) describes the DUNE physics program and the technical designs of the single- and dual-phase DUNE liquid argon TPC far detector modules. Volume IV presents an overview of the basic operating principles of a single-phase LArTPC, followed by a description of the DUNE implementation. Each of the subsystems is described in detail, connecting the high-level design requirements and decisions to the overriding physics goals of DUNE. | ||||
| Address | [Abi, B.; Azfar, F.; Barr, G.; Kabirnezhad, M.; Reynolds, A.; Rodrigues, P.; Spagliardi, F.; Weber, A.] Univ Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH, England | ||||
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| Publisher | Iop Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1748-0221 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:000635160500002 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 4785 | ||
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| Author | 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. | ||||
| Title | Volume III DUNE far detector technical coordination | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Journal of Instrumentation | Abbreviated Journal | J. Instrum. |
| Volume | 15 | Issue |
8 | Pages | T08009 - 193pp |
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| Abstract | The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventually decay—these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our universe, its current state, and its eventual fate. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is an international world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions as it searches for leptonic charge-parity symmetry violation, stands ready to capture supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector technical design report (TDR) describes the DUNE physics program and the technical designs of the single- and dual-phase DUNE liquid argon TPC far detector modules. Volume III of this TDR describes how the activities required to design, construct, fabricate, install, and commission the DUNE far detector modules are organized and managed. This volume details the organizational structures that will carry out and/or oversee the planned far detector activities safely, successfully, on time, and on budget. It presents overviews of the facilities, supporting infrastructure, and detectors for context, and it outlines the project-related functions and methodologies used by the DUNE technical coordination organization, focusing on the areas of integration engineering, technical reviews, quality assurance and control, and safety oversight. Because of its more advanced stage of development, functional examples presented in this volume focus primarily on the single-phase (SP) detector module. | ||||
| Address | [Abi, B.; Azfar, F.; Barr, G.; Kabirnezhad, M.; Reynolds, A.; Rodrigues, P.; Spagliardi, F.; Weber, A.] Univ Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH, England | ||||
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| Publisher | Iop Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1748-0221 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:000635160500001 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 4786 | ||
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| Author | NEXT Collaboration (Adams, C. et al); Carcel, S.; Carrion, J.V.; Diaz, J.; Felkai, R.; Lopez-March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez, A.; Martinez-Vara, M.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Novella, P.; Palmeiro, B.; Romo-Luque, C.; Sorel, M.; Uson, A.; Yahlali, N. | ||||
| Title | Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double-beta decay searches | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Journal of High Energy Physics | Abbreviated Journal | J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume | 08 | Issue |
8 | Pages | 164 - 24pp |
| Keywords | Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments) | ||||
| Abstract | The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta (0 nu beta beta) decay of Xe-136 using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of enriched xenon could reach in less than 5 years of operation a sensitivity to the half-life of 0 nu beta beta decay better than 10(27) years, improving the current limits by at least one order of magnitude. This prediction is based on a well-understood background model dominated by radiogenic sources. The detector concept presented here represents a first step on a compelling path towards sensitivity to the parameter space defined by the inverted ordering of neutrino masses, and beyond. | ||||
| Address | [Hauptman, J.] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA USA | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1029-8479 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:000694208600001 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 4967 | ||
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| Author | NEXT Collaboration (Byrnes, N.K. et al); Carcel, S.; Carrion, J.V.; Lopez, F.; Lopez-March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Novella, P.; Querol, M.; Romo-Luque, C.; Sorel, M.; Uson, A. | ||||
| Title | NEXT-CRAB-0: a high pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber with a direct VUV camera based readout | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Journal of Instrumentation | Abbreviated Journal | J. Instrum. |
| Volume | 18 | Issue |
8 | Pages | P08006 - 33pp |
| Keywords | Double-beta decay detectors; Optical detector readout concepts; Particle tracking detectors (Gaseous detectors); Time projection chambers | ||||
| Abstract | The search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) remains one of the most compelling experimental avenues for the discovery in the neutrino sector. Electroluminescent gas-phase time projection chambers are well suited to 0νββ searches due to their intrinsically precise energy resolution and topological event identification capabilities. Scalability to ton-and multi-ton masses requires readout of large-area electroluminescent regions with fine spatial resolution, low radiogenic backgrounds, and a scalable data acquisition system. This paper presents a detector prototype that records event topology in an electroluminescent xenon gas TPC via VUV image-intensified cameras. This enables an extendable readout of large tracking planes with commercial devices that reside almost entirely outside of the active medium. Following further development in intermediate scale demonstrators, this technique may represent a novel and enlargeable method for topological event imaging in 0νββ. | ||||
| Address | [Byrnes, N. K.; Parmaksiz, I; Asaadi, J.; Baeza-Rubio, J.; Jones, B. J. P.; Mistry, K.; Moya, I. A.; Nygren, D. R.; Stogsdill, K.; Navarro, K. E.] Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Phys, Arlington, TX 76019 USA | ||||
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| Publisher | IOP Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1748-0221 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:001084390900004 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 5764 | ||
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| Author | DUNE Collaboration (Abud, A.A. et al); Amar, H.; Amedo, P.; Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Benitez Montiel, C.; Capo, J.; Cervera Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Lopez March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez Mirave, P.; Mena, O.; Molina Bueno, L.; Novella, P.; Pompa, F.; Rocabado Rocha, J.L.; Sanchez Bravo, A.; Sorel, M.; Soto-Oton, J.; Tortola, M.; Tuzi, M.; Ureña Gonzalez, J.; Valle, J.W.F.; Yahlali, N. | ||||
| Title | The DUNE far detector vertical drift technology Technical design report | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Journal of Instrumentation | Abbreviated Journal | J. Instrum. |
| Volume | 19 | Issue |
8 | Pages | T08004 - 418pp |
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| Abstract | DUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals. |
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| Address | [Isenhower, L.] Abilene Christian Univ, Abilene, TX 79601 USA | ||||
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| Publisher | IOP Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1748-0221 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | WOS:001381766600004 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 6429 | ||
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| Author | DUNE Collaboration (Abud, A.A. et al); Amar Es-Sghir, H.; Amedo, P.; Antonova, M.; Barenboim, G.; Benitez Montiel, C.; Capo, J.; Cervera Villanueva, A.; De Romeri, V.; Garcia-Peris, M.A.; Lopez March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez Mirave, P.; Mena, O.; Molina Bueno, L.; Novella, P.; Pompa, F.; Rocabado Rocha, J.L.; Sanchez Bravo, A.; Sorel, M.; Soto-Oton, J.; Tortola, M.; Tuzi, M.; Ureña Gonzalez, J.; Valle, J.W.F.; Yahlali, N. | ||||
| Title | Doping liquid argon with xenon in ProtoDUNE Single-Phase: effects on scintillation light | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Journal of Instrumentation | Abbreviated Journal | J. Instrum. |
| Volume | 19 | Issue |
8 | Pages | P08005 - 42pp |
| Keywords | Neutrino detectors; Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Photon detectors for UV; visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs; CMOS imagers, etc) | ||||
| Abstract | Doping of liquid argon TPCs (LArTPCs) with a small concentration of xenon is a technique for light-shifting and facilitates the detection of the liquid argon scintillation light. In this paper, we present the results of the first doping test ever performed in a kiloton-scale LArTPC. From February to May 2020, we carried out this special run in the single-phase DUNE Far Detector prototype (ProtoDUNE-SP) at CERN, featuring 720 t of total liquid argon mass with 410 t of fiducial mass. A 5.4 ppm nitrogen contamination was present during the xenon doping campaign. The goal of the run was to measure the light and charge response of the detector to the addition of xenon, up to a concentration of 18.8 ppm. The main purpose was to test the possibility for reduction of non-uniformities in light collection, caused by deployment of photon detectors only within the anode planes. Light collection was analysed as a function of the xenon concentration, by using the pre-existing photon detection system (PDS) of ProtoDUNE-SP and an additional smaller set-up installed specifically for this run. In this paper we first summarize our current understanding of the argon-xenon energy transfer process and the impact of the presence of nitrogen in argon with and without xenon dopant. We then describe the key elements of ProtoDUNE-SP and the injection method deployed. Two dedicated photon detectors were able to collect the light produced by xenon and the total light. The ratio of these components was measured to be about 0.65 as 18.8 ppm of xenon were injected. We performed studies of the collection efficiency as a function of the distance between tracks and light detectors, demonstrating enhanced uniformity of response for the anode-mounted PDS. We also show that xenon doping can substantially recover light losses due to contamination of the liquid argon by nitrogen. | ||||
| Address | [Isenhower, L.] Abilene Christian Univ, Abilene, TX 79601 USA, Email: ngallice@bnl.gov; | ||||
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| Publisher | IOP Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1748-0221 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | WOS:001381766600003 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 6431 | ||
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| Author | Bayes, R.; Laing, A.; Soler, F.J.P.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Hernandez, P.; Martin-Albo, J.; Burguet-Castell, J. | ||||
| Title | Golden channel at a neutrino factory revisited: Improved sensitivities from a magnetized iron neutrino detector | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2012 | Publication | Physical Review D | Abbreviated Journal | Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume | 86 | Issue |
9 | Pages | 093015 - 27pp |
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| Abstract | This paper describes the performance and sensitivity to neutrino mixing parameters of a Magnetised Iron Neutrino Detector at a Neutrino Factory with a neutrino beam created from the decay of 10 GeV muons. Specifically, it is concerned with the ability of such a detector to detect muons of the opposite sign to those stored (wrong-sign muons) while suppressing contamination of the signal from the interactions of other neutrino species in the beam. A new, more realistic simulation and analysis, which improves the efficiency of this detector at low energies, has been developed using the GENIE neutrino event generator and the GEANT4 simulation toolkit. Low-energy neutrino events down to 1 GeV were selected, while reducing backgrounds to the 10(-4) level. Signal efficiency plateaus of similar to 60% for nu(mu) and similar to 70% for (nu) over bar (mu) events were achieved starting at similar to 5 GeV. Contamination from the nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillation channel was studied for the first time and was found to be at the level between 1% and 4%. Full response matrices are supplied for all the signal and background channels from 1 GeV to 10 GeV. The sensitivity of an experiment involving a Magnetised Iron Neutrino Detector detector of 100 ktons at 2000 km from the Neutrino Factory is calculated for the case of sin(2)2 theta(13) similar to 10(-1). For this value of theta(13), the accuracy in the measurement of the CP-violating phase is estimated to be Delta delta(CP) similar to 3 degrees-5 degrees, depending on the value of delta(CP), the CP coverage at 5 sigma is 85% and the mass hierarchy would be determined with better than 5 sigma level for all values of delta(CP). | ||||
| Address | [Bayes, R.; Laing, A.; Soler, F. J. P.] Univ Glasgow, Sch Phys & Astron, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland | ||||
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| Publisher | Amer Physical Soc | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1550-7998 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:000310868700002 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 1224 | ||
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| Author | 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. | ||||
| Title | Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Physical Review D | Abbreviated Journal | Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume | 102 | Issue |
9 | Pages | 092003 - 20pp |
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| Abstract | 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. | ||||
| Address | [Decowski, M. P.; De Jong, P.] Univ Amsterdam, NL-1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: saul.alonso.monsalve@cern.ch; | ||||
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| Publisher | Amer Physical Soc | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 2470-0010 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:000587596500004 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 4598 | ||
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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.; Valle, J.W.F. | ||||
| Title | Identification and reconstruction of low-energy electrons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Physical Review D | Abbreviated Journal | Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume | 107 | Issue |
9 | Pages | 092012 - 22pp |
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| Abstract | Measurements of electrons from ?e interactions are crucial for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) neutrino oscillation program, as well as searches for physics beyond the standard model, supernova neutrino detection, and solar neutrino measurements. This article describes the selection and reconstruction of low-energy (Michel) electrons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector. ProtoDUNE-SP is one of the prototypes for the DUNE far detector, built and operated at CERN as a charged particle test beam experiment. A sample of low-energy electrons produced by the decay of cosmic muons is selected with a purity of 95%. This sample is used to calibrate the low-energy electron energy scale with two techniques. An electron energy calibration based on a cosmic ray muon sample uses calibration constants derived from measured and simulated cosmic ray muon events. Another calibration technique makes use of the theoretically well-understood Michel electron energy spectrum to convert reconstructed charge to electron energy. In addition, the effects of detector response to low-energy electron energy scale and its resolution including readout electronics threshold effects are quantified. Finally, the relation between the theoretical and reconstructed low-energy electron energy spectra is derived, and the energy resolution is characterized. The low-energy electron selection presented here accounts for about 75% of the total electron deposited energy. After the addition of lost energy using a Monte Carlo simulation, the energy resolution improves from about 40% to 25% at 50 MeV. These results are used to validate the expected capabilities of the DUNE far detector to reconstruct low-energy electrons. | ||||
| Address | [Isenhower, L.] Abilene Christian Univ, Abilene, TX 79601 USA, Email: zdjurcic@anl.gov; | ||||
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| Publisher | Amer Physical Soc | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 2470-0010 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:001010953400003 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 5588 | ||
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| Author | NEXT Collaboration (Novella, P. et al); Carcel, S.; Carrion, J.V.; Lopez, F.; Lopez-March, N.; Martin-Albo, J.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Querol, M.; Romo-Luque, C.; Sorel, M.; Uson, A. | ||||
| Title | Demonstration of neutrinoless double beta decay searches in gaseous xenon with NEXT | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Journal of High Energy Physics | Abbreviated Journal | J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume | 09 | Issue |
9 | Pages | 190 - 35pp |
| Keywords | Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments); Rare Decay | ||||
| Abstract | The NEXT experiment aims at the sensitive search of the neutrinoless double beta decay in Xe-136, using high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chambers. The NEXT-White detector is the first radiopure demonstrator of this technology, operated in the Laboratorio Subterr & aacute;neo de Canfranc. Achieving an energy resolution of 1% FWHM at 2.6 MeV and further background rejection by means of the topology of the reconstructed tracks, NEXT-White has been exploited beyond its original goals in order to perform a neu-trinoless double beta decay search. The analysis considers the combination of 271.6 days of Xe-136-enriched data and 208.9 days of 136Xe-depleted data. A detailed background mod-eling and measurement has been developed, ensuring the time stability of the radiogenic and cosmogenic contributions across both data samples. Limits to the neutrinoless mode are obtained in two alternative analyses: a background-model-dependent approach and a novel direct background-subtraction technique, offering results with small dependence on the background model assumptions. With a fiducial mass of only 3.50 +/- 0.01 kg of Xe-136-enriched xenon, 90% C.L. lower limits to the neutrinoless double beta decay are found in the T-1/2(0 nu) > 5.5x10(23) -1.3x10(24) yr range, depending on the method. The presented techniques stand as a pro of-of-concept for the searches to be implemented with larger NEXT detectors. | ||||
| Address | [Hauptman, J.] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA, Email: pau.novella@ific.uv.es | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1029-8479 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | WOS:001085073500001 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 5798 | ||
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