Preface: CETUP* 2016 – Workshop on Neutrino Physics and Unification, Near Detector Physics and Dark Matter

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Near Detector

scholarly journals A Review of Basic Energy Reconstruction Techniques in Liquid Xenon and Argon Detectors for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics Using NEST

Instruments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Matthew Szydagis ◽  
Grant A. Block ◽  
Collin Farquhar ◽  
Alexander J. Flesher ◽  
Ekaterina S. Kozlova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Profile Likelihood ◽  
Liquid Argon ◽  
Energy Scale ◽  
Liquid Xenon ◽  
Nuclear Recoils ◽  
Available Information

Detectors based upon the noble elements, especially liquid xenon as well as liquid argon, as both single- and dual-phase types, require reconstruction of the energies of interacting particles, both in the field of direct detection of dark matter (weakly interacting massive particles WIMPs, axions, etc.) and in neutrino physics. Experimentalists, as well as theorists who reanalyze/reinterpret experimental data, have used a few different techniques over the past few decades. In this paper, we review techniques based on solely the primary scintillation channel, the ionization or secondary channel available at non-zero drift electric fields, and combined techniques that include a simple linear combination and weighted averages, with a brief discussion of the application of profile likelihood, maximum likelihood, and machine learning. Comparing results for electron recoils (beta and gamma interactions) and nuclear recoils (primarily from neutrons) from the Noble Element Simulation Technique (NEST) simulation to available data, we confirm that combining all available information generates higher-precision means, lower widths (energy resolution), and more symmetric shapes (approximately Gaussian) especially at keV-scale energies, with the symmetry even greater when thresholding is addressed. Near thresholds, bias from upward fluctuations matters. For MeV-GeV scales, if only one channel is utilized, an ionization-only-based energy scale outperforms scintillation; channel combination remains beneficial. We discuss here what major collaborations use.

Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter Physics with Ultra-Low-Energy Germanium Detector

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Shin-Ted ◽  
Da-Shin Lee ◽  
Wolung Lee ◽  
She-Sheng Xue ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Germanium Detector ◽  
Low Energy

scholarly journals Characterisation of a silicon photomultiplier device for applications in liquid argon based neutrino physics and dark matter searches

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. P10001-P10001 ◽  
Author(s):  
P K Lightfoot ◽  
G J Barker ◽  
K Mavrokoridis ◽  
Y A Ramachers ◽  
N J C Spooner
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Liquid Argon ◽  
Silicon Photomultiplier

scholarly journals Hunting sub-GeV dark matter with the NOνA near detector

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick deNiverville ◽  
Claudia Frugiuele
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Near Detector

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION VISION IN PARTICLE AND NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (12a) ◽  
pp. 1981-1988
Author(s):  
RICHARD N. BOYD
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Gamma Rays ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Nuclear Astrophysics ◽  
Ultrahigh Energy ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
National Science ◽  
Deep Underground

The NSF has made investments in searches for dark matter, in ultrahigh energy cosmic rays and gamma rays, in neutrino physics and astrophysics, and in nuclear astrophysics. We expect the future to witness the expansion of these efforts, along with efforts to refine the measurements of the cosmic microwave background. In some of these efforts the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory is expected to play a major role.

scholarly journals White Paper on New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments (Part 1: BSM Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Argüelles ◽  
A. J. Aurisano ◽  
B. Batell ◽  
J. Berger ◽  
M. Bishai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Neutrino Experiments
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