Test of the X-ARAPUCA electronics read-out

• Grant number: 21/09671-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2021
• End date: September 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Ana Amélia Bergamini Machado
• Grantee: Lucca Longhitano Pagliuso
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 19/11557-2 - Light detection system for the DUNE X-ARAPUCA experiment, AP.JP

Abstract

This IC project is part of the context of experimental neutrino physics that uses LArTPC detectors. The work will focus on testing a new generation of photomultipliersilicon (SiPM) working in a cryogenic environment. These photon sensors are coupled to the X-ARAPUCA device, which is intended to detect light scintillation from liquid argon. X-ARAPUCA will be installed in the SBND and DUNE experiments.