A5091789039- Neutrino Physics Research
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Muon and positron interactions and applications
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
- Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
University of Chicago
2023-2025
Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
2023-2024
Université Paris Cité
2023-2024
Yale University
2019-2023
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
2023
University of Bern
2011-2022
University of Zurich
2016-2017
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata
2007-2015
University of Rome Tor Vergata
2004-2015
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I
2004-2015
The XENON1T experiment is currently in the commissioning phase at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. In this article we study experiment's expected sensitivity to spin-independent WIMP-nucleon interaction cross section, based on Monte Carlo predictions of electronic and nuclear recoil backgrounds. total background $1$ tonne fiducial volume ($1$, $12$) keV equivalent energy region, before applying any selection discriminate between recoils, $(1.80 \pm 0.15) \cdot 10^{-4}$ ($\rm{kg}...
We report on a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{136}$Xe with EXO-200. No signal is observed an exposure 32.5 kg-yr, background ~1.5 x 10^{-3} /(kg yr keV) in the $\pm 1\sigma$ region interest. This sets lower limit half-life $T_{1/2}^{0\nu\beta\beta}$($^{136}$Xe) > 1.6 10$^{25}$ (90% CL), corresponding to effective Majorana masses less than 140-380 meV, depending matrix element calculation.
The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) is first WIMP dark matter detector operating with a liquid xenon target mass above ton-scale. Out of its 3.2t inventory, 2.0t constitute active dual-phase time projection chamber. scintillation and ionization signals from particle interactions are detected low-background photomultipliers. This article describes instrument subsystems as well strategies to achieve an unprecedented low background level. First results on...
We present a measurement of ν_{e} interactions from the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam using MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber to address nature excess low energy observed by MiniBooNE Collaboration. Three independent searches are performed across multiple single electron final states, including an exclusive search for two-body scattering events with proton, semi-inclusive pionless events, and fully inclusive containing all hadronic states. With differing signal topologies,...
We report the observation of two-neutrino double-beta decay in Xe-136 with T_1/2 = 2.11 +- 0.04 (stat.) 0.21 (sys.) x 10^21 yr. This second order process, predicted by Standard Model, has been observed for several nuclei but not Xe-136. The rate provides new input to matrix element calculations and search more interesting neutrino-less decay, most sensitive probe existence Majorana particles measurement neutrino mass scale.
We report on an improved measurement of the $2\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\beta}\ensuremath{\beta}$ half-life ${}^{136}$Xe performed by EXO-200. The use a large and homogeneous time-projection chamber allows for precise estimate fiducial mass used measurement, resulting in small systematic uncertainty. also discuss detail data-analysis methods double-$\ensuremath{\beta}$ decay searches with EXO-200, while emphasizing those directly related to present measurement. is found be...
We report on WIMP search results of the XENON100 experiment, combining three runs summing up to 477 live days from January 2010 2014. Data first two were already published. A blind analysis was applied last run recorded between April 2013 and 2014 prior results. The ultra-low electromagnetic background ~$5 \times 10^{-3}$ events/(keV$_{\mathrm{ee}}\times$kg$\times$day) before electronic recoil rejection, together with increased exposure 48 kg $\times$ yr improves sensitivity. profile...
We perform a low-mass dark matter search using an exposure of $30\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{kg}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}\mathrm{yr}$ with the XENON100 detector. By dropping requirement scintillation signal and only ionization to determine interaction energy, we lowered energy threshold for detection 0.7 keV nuclear recoils. No can be claimed because complete background model cannot constructed without primary signal. Instead, compute upper limit on WIMP-nucleon scattering cross section...
EXO-200 is an experiment designed to search for double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe with a single-phase, liquid xenon detector. It uses active mass 110 kg enriched 80.6% in the isotope 136 ultra-low background time projection chamber capable simultaneous detection ionization and scintillation. This paper describes detector particular attention most innovative aspects design that revolve around reduction backgrounds, efficient use expensive isotopically xenon, optimization energy resolution...
We have developed a convolutional neural network that can make pixel-level prediction of objects in image data recorded by liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) for the first time. describe design, training techniques, and software tools to train this network. The goal work is develop complete deep based reconstruction chain MicroBooNE detector. show demonstration network's validity on real LArTPC using collection plane images. performed stopping muon...
This article presents a measurement of νe interactions without pions in the final state using MicroBooNE experiment and an investigation into excess low-energy electromagnetic events observed by MiniBooNE Collaboration. The is performed exclusive channels with (1eNp0π) (1e0p0π) visible final-state protons 6.86×1020 on target data collected from Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermilab. Events are reconstructed Pandora pattern recognition toolkit selected additional topological information liquid...
We present a search for eV-scale sterile neutrino oscillations in the MicroBooNE liquid argon detector, simultaneously considering all possible appearance and disappearance effects within 3+1 active-to-sterile oscillation framework. analyze candidate events recent measurements of charged-current ν_{e} ν_{μ} interactions using data corresponding to an exposure 6.37×10^{20} protons on target from Fermilab booster beam. observe no evidence light derive exclusion contours at 95% confidence level...
We report the first measurement of double-differential and total muon neutrino charged current inclusive cross sections on argon at a mean energy 0.8 GeV. Data were collected using MicroBooNE liquid time projection chamber located in Fermilab Booster beam correspond to 1.6×10^{20} protons target exposure. The measured differential are presented as function momentum, multiple Coulomb scattering momentum technique, angle with respect direction. compare event generators find better agreement...
We report on a search for electronic recoil event rate modulation signatures in the XENON100 data accumulated over period of 4 years, from January 2010 to 2014. A profile likelihood method, which incorporates stability detector and known background model, is used quantify significance periodicity time distribution events. There weak signature at $431^{+16}_{-14}$ days low energy region $(2.0-5.8)$ keV single scatter sample, with global $1.9\,\sigma$, however no other more significant...
Large liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs), especially those operating near the surface, are susceptible to space charge effects. In context of LArTPCs, effect is build-up slow-moving positive ions in detector primarily due ionization from cosmic rays, leading a distortion electric field within detector. This leads displacement reconstructed position signal electrons LArTPC detectors ("spatial distortions"), as well variations amount electron-ion recombination experienced by...
We describe a method used to calibrate the position- and time-dependent response of MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber anode wires ionization particle energy loss. The makes use crossing cosmic-ray muons partially correct wire signals for multiple effects as function position, including cross-connected TPC wires, space charge effects, electron attachment impurities, diffusion, recombination. overall scale is then determined using fully-contained beam-induced originating stopping...
We present an analysis of MicroBooNE data with a signature one muon, no pions, and at least proton above momentum threshold $300\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/\mathrm{c}$ ($\mathrm{CC}0\ensuremath{\pi}Np$). This is the first differential cross-section measurement this topology in neutrino-argon interactions. achieve significantly lower than previous carbon scintillator-based experiments. Using collected from total approximately $1.6\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{20}$ protons on...
Liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs) are now a standard detector technology for making accelerator neutrino measurements, due to their high material density, precise tracking, and calorimetric capabilities. An electric field (E-field) is required in such detectors drift ionization electrons the anode where they collected. The E-field of TPC often approximated be uniform between cathode planes. However, significant distortions can appear from effects as mechanical deformations,...
A novel tune has been made for the MicroBooNE experiment. The fit uses 4 new parameters within GENIE v3.0.6 Monte Carlo program. Charged current pionless data from T2K experiment was used. New uncertainties were obtained. These results will be used in future analyses.
We report results from a search for neutrino-induced neutral current (NC) resonant $\Delta$(1232) baryon production followed by $\Delta$ radiative decay, with $\langle0.8\rangle$~GeV neutrino beam. Data corresponding to MicroBooNE's first three years of operations (6.80$\times$10$^{20}$ protons on target) are used select single-photon events one or zero and without charged leptons in the final state ($1\gamma1p$ $1\gamma0p$, respectively). The background is constrained via an in-situ...
We present a measurement of the νe-interaction rate in MicroBooNE detector that addresses observed MiniBooNE anomalous low-energy excess (LEE). The approach taken isolates neutrino interactions consistent with kinematics charged-current quasielastic (CCQE) events. topology such signal events has final state one electron, proton, and zero mesons (1e1p). Multiple novel techniques are employed to identify 1e1p state, including particle identification use two methods Deep-Learning-based image...
We report a measurement of the energy-dependent total charged-current cross section σ(E_{ν}) for inclusive muon neutrinos scattering on argon, as well measurements flux-averaged differential sections function energy and hadronic transfer (ν). Data corresponding to 5.3×10^{19} protons target exposure were collected using MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber located in Fermilab booster neutrino beam with mean approximately 0.8 GeV. The mapping between true E_{ν} reconstructed...
We report a search for an anomalous excess of inclusive charged-current (CC) νe interactions using the Wire-Cell event reconstruction package in MicroBooNE experiment, which is motivated by previous observation low-energy (LEE) electromagnetic events from MiniBooNE experiment. With single liquid argon time projection chamber detector, measurements νμ CC as well π0 are used to constrain signal and background predictions interactions. A data set collected February 2016 July 2018 corresponding...
Abstract Primary challenges for current and future precision neutrino experiments using liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs) include understanding detector effects quantifying the associated systematic uncertainties. This paper presents a novel technique assessing propagating LArTPC detector-related The makes modifications to simulation waveforms based on parameterization of observed differences in ionization signals from TPC between data simulation, while remaining insensitive...