Abratenko, P., Acciarri, R., Adams, C. et al. (179 more authors) (2024) Scintillation light in SBND: simulation, reconstruction, and expected performance of the photon detection system. The European Physical Journal C, 84 (10). 1046. ISSN 1434-6044
Abstract
SBND is the near detector of the Short-Baseline Neutrino program at Fermilab. Its location near to the Booster Neutrino Beam source and relatively large mass will allow the study of neutrino interactions on argon with unprecedented statistics. This paper describes the expected performance of the SBND photon detection system, using a simulated sample of beam neutrinos and cosmogenic particles. Its design is a dual readout concept combining a system of 120 photomultiplier tubes, used for triggering, with a system of 192 X-ARAPUCA devices, located behind the anode wire planes. Furthermore, covering the cathode plane with highly-reflective panels coated with a wavelength-shifting compound recovers part of the light emitted towards the cathode, where no optical detectors exist. We show how this new design provides a high light yield and a more uniform detection efficiency, an excellent timing resolution and an independent 3D-position reconstruction using only the scintillation light. Finally, the whole reconstruction chain is applied to recover the temporal structure of the beam spill, which is resolved with a resolution on the order of nanoseconds.
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Keywords: | Nuclear and Plasma Physics; Synchrotrons and Accelerators; Physical Sciences |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020 822185 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2024 10:39 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2024 10:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13306-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:218772 |