Simulation and data analysis of the photo detection system proposal for the DUNE experiment - Module 3

• Grant number: 25/02501-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2025
• End date: February 28, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Ana Amélia Bergamini Machado
• Grantee: Theo Basso Pilon
• 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

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a flagship neutrino physics experiment, with the potential to answer fundamental questions about the universe. In this experiment,neutrinos can interact with matter, producing charged particles and scintillation photons. Various proposals have already been presented and implemented for the photon detection system, such as the X-ARAPUCA, a device capable of trapping and detecting scintillation light. A new proposal for the third photodetection module of DUNE, introduced for the second phase of the experiment,is the PolymerWavelength Shifter and Enhanced Reflection (PoWER). The development of a prototypefor this new proposal is currently underway, making the refinement and implementation ofMonte Carlo simulations and data analysis techniques essential for PoWER testing.