Neutrino Interaction Reconstruction in Liquid Argon

Lead Research Organisation: University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

This project will focus on developing the algorithmic reconstruction of neutrino interactions in liquid argon volumes for the DUNE long baseline neutrino oscillation project. This is a crucial topic for the DUNE programme to be able to realise it's full design sensitivity for the measurement of CP-violation in the neutrino sector. The Warwick group is already making significant contributions in this area. A specific aim of this studentship will be to apply the DUNE reconstruction tools to the analysis of data from a large prototype experiment scheduled to take data in 2018 at the CERN Neutrino Platform. The results will provide the necessary quantitative performance parameters of the both the software and detector that will feedback into the design of the far detector for DUNE as we enter the construction phase of the project.

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ST/N504506/1 01/10/2015 31/03/2021
1764319 Studentship ST/N504506/1 03/10/2016 31/05/2020 James Pillow
 
Description DUNE 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I have helped develop software tools used for data acquisition, event reconstruction, and data analysis.
Collaborator Contribution Fermilab has helped provide the code base for which to develop software. It also provides a significant sum of funding for further development of DUNE. CERN helped provide resources and a location to build a prototype detector. CERN also provided a particle beam to allow the prototype to collect data.
Impact There are currently no definite outcomes from the collaboration I have with my partners.
Start Year 2016
 
Description DUNE 
Organisation Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Country United States 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I have helped develop software tools used for data acquisition, event reconstruction, and data analysis.
Collaborator Contribution Fermilab has helped provide the code base for which to develop software. It also provides a significant sum of funding for further development of DUNE. CERN helped provide resources and a location to build a prototype detector. CERN also provided a particle beam to allow the prototype to collect data.
Impact There are currently no definite outcomes from the collaboration I have with my partners.
Start Year 2016