WP1: Neutrino Detectors
Coordinators: M. Weber (University of Bern), M. Nessi (CERN), A. Fava (Fermilab)
WP1 is dedicated to the construction, commissioning and operation of the detectors employed in the Short Baseline Neutrino Program at Fermilab (MicroBooNE, ICARUS and SBND) and in ProtoDUNE at CERN. This includes the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, the associated electronics, the calibration and data acquisitions systems, and the scintillator-based Cosmic Ray Taggers necessary to reduce the cosmic-ray induced backgrounds.
Publications
SBN and MicroBoone status and plans, NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy), by Maurizio Bonesini (INFN).
The electronic set-up for the scintillation light detection system of ICARUS-SBN at Fermilab, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Gianluca Raselli.
Calibration of the ICARUS cryogenic photo-detection system at FNAL, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Maurizio Bonesini.
V. Basque (UNIMAN), “Measurement of the Scintillation Light Triggering Efficiency in MicroBooNE”, LIDINE 2021, September 14-17 2021, UCSD (USA).
F. Resnati (CERN) et al., CERN Neutrino Platform, “CERN Neutrino Platform and the ProtoDUNEs detectors,” invited talk at the 10th Symposium on Large TPCs for low-energy rare event detection, Paris, December 15-17, 2021.
P. Guzowski (UNIMAN), “The start of a new era in LArTPCs: Novel searches for exotic physics exploring the MicroBooNE dataset”, Joint Experimental-Theoretical Seminary, Fermilab, January-21 2022.
F. Resnati (CERN) et al., DUNE Collaboration, “Vertical Drift LAr TPC concept for DUNE,” invite talk at the 14th Terascale Detector Workshop – February 21-25, 2022.
A. Abed Abud et al., DUNE Collaboration, “Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC”, Eur. Physis. J. C 82 (2022) 7, 618, e-print 2203.16134 [physics.ins-det].
R. Diurba et al., “Energy Reconstruction and Calibration of the MicroBooNE LArTPC”, Instruments 2022 6(3), 30.
WP2: Neutrino Physics: event reconstruction tools
Coordinators: L. Whitehead (University of Cambridge), D. Gibin (University of Padova), R. Guenette (Harvard University)
WP2 is dedicated to the development of software methods to optimize codes for neutrino event reconstruction at MicroBooNE, ICARUS, SBND and ProtoDUNE. Machine learning algorithms and deep learning tools will be widely employed to improve pattern recognition algorithms. The new algorithms will be widely tested on real events and tuned to each SBN detector and ProtoDUNE.
Publications
R. Diurba (UNIBE) “Energy Reconstruction and Calibration of the MicroBooNE LArTPC”, Talk at “19th International Conference on Calorimetry in Particle Physics – CALOR 2022” Conference, (Sussex, United Kingdom, May 15-20, 2022).
M. Babicz et al., “Neutrino interaction event filtering at liquid argon time projection chambers using neural networks with minimal input model bias”, PoS ICRC(2021) (2022) 1075.
WP3: Neutrino Physics: data analysis
Coordinators: A. Menegolli (INFN), A. Szeic (University of Manchester), M. Uchida (University of Cambridge)
WP3 is dedicated to the analysis of the Fermilab SBN experiments (MicroBooNE, ICARUS and SBND) and ProtoDUNE at CERN. Using the full statistics collected by MicroBooNE in stand alone operation the nature of the MiniBooNE signal will be thoroughly investigated to determine the nature as being due to a so far unknown background or a potential new physics signal. Taking advantage of the large statistic collected by MicroBooNE, ICARUS, SBND and ProtoDUNE, exclusive channels of low-energy interactions will be studied by measuring differential cross-sections. Once all three detectors will be operational, data will be combined to perform the full SBN search for oscillations using a global fit of the three-detector response. The neutrino events recorded at the far position by ICARUS will be compared to the un-oscillated neutrino spectra measured by SBND at the near site. This will be fundamental experience to provide input to the future DUNE experiment on the new reconstruction algorithms and the liquid-argon cross-section measurements.
Publications
Sterile neutrino searches with the ICARUS detector, The 40th International Conference on High Energy Physics – ICHEP 2020, July 28 – August 6 2020, Prague Czech Republic, by Christian Farnese (INFN).
O. Goodwin (UNIMAN), “Search for Heavy Neutral Leptons decaying into muon-pion pairs in the MIcroBooNE Detector”, Talk at the 40th International Conference on High Energy Physics – ICHEP 2020, Online Event, July 28 – August 6, 2020, Prague Czech Republic;
FNAL Short Baseline Neutrino Program, XIX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes, February 18-26, 2021, Padova, Italy, by Angela Fava (Fermilab).
K. Mistry (UNIMAN), “Measurement of the Electron-Neutrino Charged-Current Inclusive Cross-Section on Argon in MicroBooNE”, XIX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes, INFN/Padova (Italy), February 18-26 2021.
P. Guzowski (UNIMAN), “Astrophysics and BSM Physics Capabilities and Results from MicroBooNE”, IX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes, INFN/Padova (Italy), February 18-26 2021.
K. Mistry (UNIMAN), “Measurement of the Electron-Neutrino Charged-Current Inclusive Cross-Section on Argon in MicroBooNE”, New Directions in Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering, Online Talk, March 15-19 2021.
P. Guzowski (UNIMAN), “Recent astroparticle and exotic physics results from MicroBooNE”, Talk at the EPS-HEP Conference, Online Event, July 26-31, 2021.
Short-Baseline neutrino oscillation searches with the ICARUS detector, XI International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics (ICNFP 2022), August 30 – September 11, 2022, by Christian Farnese (INFN).
M. Bonesini (INFN), “SBN and MicroBooNE status and plans”, Talk at NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy).
M. Weber (UNIBE), “New Results from MicroBooNE”, Colloquium at Paul Scherrer Institute (Villegen, November 18, 2021).
M. Uchida (UNICAM), “MicroBooNE Results and SBN Programme”, invited Plenary Talk at “IOP HEPP APP Annual Conference”, (Didcot, United Kingdom, April 3-6, 2022).
R. Diurba (UNIBE), “Recent MicroBooNE cross-section results: neutrino-induced baryon production”, Poster at ICHEP 2022, Bologna, July 6-14, 2022.
M. Uchida (UNICAM), “MicroBooNE’s Results and Future Plans”, Invited Plenary Talk at Rencontres du Vietnam Flavor (Quy Nhon, Vietnam, August 14-20, 2022).
U. Kose et al, ICARUS Collaboration, “ICARUS: new voyage to sterile neutrino search in the Short Baseline Program”, PoS ICRC2021 (2022) 1071.
WP4: CLFV experiments
Coordinators: M. Lancaster (University of Manchester), A. Papa (INFN), F. Spinella (INFN)
WP4 is dedicated to the construction, commissioning and operation the muon-to-electron conversion Mu2e experiment at Fermilab and the MEG-II and Mu3e experiments at PSI. This includes developing and optimizing trigger and calibration algorithms at Mu2e, MEG-II and Mu3e, and developing the High Intensity Muon Beamlines at PSI. We will also review the lessons learned from Mu2e, MEG-II and Mu3e to inform the design of the upgraded Mu2e-II and Mu3e detectors and trigger.
Status of the Mu2e Crystal calorimeter, Conference on High Energy Physics – ICHEP 2020, July 28 – August 6 2020, Prague Czech Republic, by Luca Morescalchi (INFN).
Development of the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter Mechanical Structures, CPAD Instrumentation Conference, March 18-22, 2021, Stony Brook, NY, by Daniele Pasciuto (University of Pisa).
Mu2e TDAQ and Slow Control Systems, CPAD Instrumentation Conference, March 18-22, 2021, Stony Brook, NY, by Antonio Gioiosa (University of Pisa).
A. Knecht (PSI), “Status of the HiMB Project”, Talk at the PSI Open Users Meeting BVR52, Online Event (January, 2021);
A SiPM for the Readout of the Fast Component of Barium Fluoride, CPAD Instrumentation Conference, March 18-22, 2021, Stony Brook, NY, by David Hitlin (California Institute of Technology).
Development of the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter Front-End and Readout Electronics, CPAD Instrumentation Conference, March 18-22, 2021, Stony Brook, NY, by Franco Spinella (INFN).
Mu2e DAQ and slow control systems, XXVIII International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects, 12-16-April 2021, Stony Brook, NY, by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN).
Development, production, quality control, and assembly procedures of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures, International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics, May 24-28, 2021 by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN).
Trigger-DAQ and slow control systems in the Mu2e experiment, International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics, May 24-28, 2021 by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN).
Data acquisition and slow control interface the Mu2e experiment, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, June 27 – July 1, 2021 by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN).
Development, construction and tests of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, June 27 – July 1, 2021 by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN).
Progress on construction and qualification tests of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures, 2021 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (DPF21), July 12-14, 2021, by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN).
Development, construction and tests of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures, 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, June 27 – July 1, 2021 by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN).
Slow control and data acquisition software interfaces in the Mu2e experiment, 2021 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (DPF21), July 12-14, 2021, by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN).
Design and studies for the Mu2e-II tracker , 2021 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (DPF21), July 12-14, 2021, by Giovanni Francesco Tassielli (INFN).
Online DAQ and slow control interface for the Mu2e experiment, EPS-HEP Conference, July 26-31, 2021, by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN)
Design and construction status of the Mu2e crystal calorimeter, EPS-HEP Conference, July 26-31, 2021, by Eleonora Diociaiuti (INFN)
Slow Control and Data Acquisition Development in the Mu2e Experiment, 54th FNAL Users Meeting, August 2-6, 2021, (Poster) by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN)
Mu2e Event Display Development using the TEve Framework, 54th FNAL Users Meeting, August 2-6, 2021, (Poster) by Namitha Chitirasreemadam (UNIPI)
Mu2e Event Display Development using the TEve Framework, New Perspectives 2021, August 16-19, 2021, by Namitha Chitirasreemadam (UNIPI)
Design, Construction, Qualification and Assembly of the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter Mechanical Structures, New Perspectives 2021, August 16-19, 2021, by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN)
Mu2e Slow Control and Online DAQ Interface Development, New Perspectives 2021, August 16-19, 2021, by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN)
Design and construction status of the Mu2e crystal calorimeter, PANIC 2021, September 5-10, 2021, Valencia (Spain), (Poster) by Fabio Happacher (INFN)
Slow control and data acquisition in the Mu2e experiment, PANIC 2021, September 5-10, 2021, Valencia (Spain), (Poster) by Antonio Gioiosa (INFN)
Development, construction and qualification tests of the mechanical structures of the electromagnetic calorimeter of the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab, PANIC 2021, September 5-10, 2021, Valencia (Spain), (Poster) by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN)
The readout electronics of the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter, PANIC 2021, September 5-10, 2021, Valencia (Spain), (Poster) by Luca Morescalchi (INFN)
Develpment, construction and qualification tests of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures, NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy), (Poster) by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN)
Slow control and data acquisition development of the Mu2e experiment, NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy), (Poster) by Antonio Gioisa (INFN)
The Mu2e Calrimeter, NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy), (Poster) by Eleonora Diociaiuti (INFN).
A. Knecht (PSI), “The High-Intensity Muon Beams (HiMB) Project at PSI”, Talk at NuFact 2021 Workshop, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy).
The new waveform digitizer (DIRAC-V2) for the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter at Fermilab, TWEPP 2021, September 20-24, 2021, by Elena Pedreschi (INFN)
Design and qualification of the Mu2e electromagnetic radiation monitor system, TWEPP 2021, September 20-24, 2021, by Franco Spinella (INFN)
Development, construction, qualification and assembly of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter mechanical structures and composite materials, Lepton Photon 2021, January 10-14, 2022, by Daniele Pasciuto (INFN)
Slow control and data acquisition interface in the Mu2e experiment, Lepton Photon 2021, January 10-14, 2022, (Poster) by Antonio Gioiosa
Mu2e Event Visualization Development, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Namitha Chitirasreemadam
Development of the Trigger system for the Mu2e Experiment at Fermilab, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Gianantonio Pezzullo
Conceptual design of a robotic arm for the maintenance of the ReadOut Units of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Daniele Pasciuto
Status of the data acquisition, trigger, and slow control systems of the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Antonio Gioiosa
Design and qualification of the Mu2e electromagnetic calorimeter electronic system, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Franco Spinella
High banwidth commercial digitizer for hostile environment, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Elena Pedreschi
Beam Monitoring Detectors for High Intensity Muon Beams, 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, May 22-28, 2022, (Poster) by Giovanni Dal Maso
Mu2e Event Visualization Development, New Perspectives 2022, June 16-22, 2022, by Namitha Chitirasreemadam (UNIPI)
M. Lancaster (UNIMAN), “High Intensity Muon Beam Physics”, Plenary Talk at the Lepton Photon 2021 Conference, Manchester, January 10-14, 2022.
M. Lancaster (UNIMAN), “High Intensity Muon Beam Physics”, Plenary Talk at “IOP HEPP APP Annual Conference”, (Didcot, United Kingdom, April 3-6, 2022).
N. Berger (UMAINZ), “The Mu3e Experiment”, Sheffield Particle Physics Seminary (Sheffield, May 2022).
G. Pezzullo (YALE), “Development of the Trigger system for the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab”, Poster presented at the 15th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors, La Biodola, Isola D’Elba, May 22-28, 2022.
WP5: CLFV physics: data analysis
Coordinators: A. Knecht (Paul Scherrer Institut), N. Berger (University of Mainz), G. Pezzullo (Yale University)
WP5 is dedicated to the analysis of the data collected by the CLFV experiments Mu2e at Fermilab and MEG-II and Mu3e at PSI. Mu2e will search for the neutrino-less muon conversion to electron in the field of an Aluminum nucleus, MEG-II for a positive muon decay to a positron and a photon, Mu3e for the decay of a positive muon decay to an electron and two positrons. MEG-II and Mu3e will allow also the search for exotics decays of the positive muon to a positron and a Majoron and to a positron and a Familon.
Publications
Status of the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab, EPS-HEP Conference, July 26-31, 2021, by Stefano Di Falco (INFN)
The muon to electron conversion and the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab, PANIC 2021, September 5-10, 2021, Valencia (Spain), by Simone Donati (UNIPI).
A. Papa (INFN), “Rare process searches at PSI, JPARC and Fermilab”, Talk at the Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics TIPP 2021 Conference, Online Event (May 24-28, 2021).
A. Papa (INFN), “Next generation of muon experiments”, Talk at the Flavor Physics and CP Violation FPCP Conference, Online Event, (Shanghai, June 7-11, 2021).
A. Papa (INFN), “Beryllium anomaly search with the MEGII experiment at PSI”, Talk at the Shedding light on X17 Workshop (Rome, September 2021).
A Papa (UNIPI), “Overview of worldwide efforts in the search of charged lepton flavor violation with the muons and future prospects”, Talk at LF(U)V Workshop 2022 (Zurich, July 4-6, 2022).
A. Papa (INFN), “Muon Physics Review: Present Experiments”, Talk at NuFact 2022, July 31 – August 6, 2022, Salt Lake City (United States).
WP6: Training
Coordinators: C. Farnese (INFN), R. Sia (Clever), A. Papa (INFN), M. Uchida (University of Cambridge)
WP6 is dedicated to the training of the Early Stage Researchers. This includes defining the Career Development Plan of each Early Stage Researcher, developing excellent, multi-disciplinary training, for example organising training events and lectures in coincidence with the annual General Meetings to integrate the local doctoral programs of the Beneficiaries. The Early Stage Researchers seconded at CERN, FNAL, PSI and SLAC will also be trained by local personnel on the use of Laboratories’ infrastructures and resources.
WP7: Dissemination and Outreach
Coordinators: M. Lancaster (University of Manchester), C. Vignoli (INFN), F. Giordano (Caen)
WP7 is dedicated to the dissemination of the results to the scientific community through the publication at conferences and on specialised journals. We will promote the communication between the scientific community and the general public to increase the science awareness in society. We will make an effort to educate the general public about particle physics and related areas to demonstrate how particle physics contributes to solving very concrete problems and has mani practical applications in medicine, homeland security, industry, and computing.
Publications
The Italian Summer Students Program at Fermilab and other US Laboratories, Conference on High Energy Physics – ICHEP 2020, July 28 – August 6 2020, Prague Czech Republic, by Simone Donati (University of Pisa).
The Italian Summer Students Program at Fermilab and other US Laboratories, 106 Congresso Nazionale SIF 2020, September 14 – 18 2020, by Simone Donati (University of Pisa).
The Italian Summer Students Program at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 2021 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society (DPF21), July 12-14, 2021, by Simone Donati (UNIPI).
Involving the New Generations in Fermilab Endeavours, 54th FNAL Users Meeting, August 2-6, 2021, (Poster) by Simone Donati (UNIPI)
Involving the New Generations in Particle Physics Endeavours, Taup 2021, August 26 – September 3, 2021, Valencia (Spain), by Simone Donati (UNIPI)
Involving the new generations in Fermilab future endeavours, NuFact 2021, September 6-11, 2021, Cagliari (Italy), by Simone Donati (UNIPI)
Involving the New Generations in Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Endeavours, Lepton Photon 2021, January 10-14, 2022, by Simone Donati (UNIPI)
The University of Pisa Summer School “Summer Students at Fermilab and other US Laboratories”, ICHEP 2022, July 6-14, 2022, by Simone Donati (UNIPI)
WP8: Management
Coordinator: S. Donati (University of Pisa)
WP8 is dedicated to ensure the efficient, transparent and productive organization of the project to provide equal opportunities to all participants, and to supervise and organize trainings of the 11 recruited fellows. WP8 is dedicated also to monitor the activities and the achievement of deliverables, including risks management, and to promote the visibility of the project.