Large detectors for rare event searches
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In the last few decades, neutrinos proved to be an extremely rich field to explore physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). In particular, neutrino oscillations are the first substantial phenomenon not predicted by this current framework and represent a major success in this field. Nevertheless, our knowledge on this elusive particle is still lacking of fundamental pieces, such as its mass and nature, which could explain, for example, the origin of the matter/antimatter asymmetry we observe today. Neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) is a nuclear process that, if observed, could answer these crucial open questions. These increasingly challenging measurements require dedicated detectors specifically designed for the ultimate physics goal. In this thesis, I'll describe how the physics reach constrains the detector design. To do this, I'll focus on two projects I worked on: the first one is an exploratory study of a novel concept of liquid scintillator detector employing segmented optics, while the second is the design and characterization of two instrumentation setups deployed in liquid xenon. The latter is part of the R&D effort of nEXO, a tonne-scale time projection chamber filled with 90% enriched 136Xe aimed to improve the sensitivity to 0νββ.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Dalmasson, Jacopo |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Gratta, Giorgio |
| Thesis advisor | Gratta, Giorgio |
| Thesis advisor | Graham, Peter W, 1951- |
| Thesis advisor | Schwartzman, Ariel G |
| Degree committee member | Graham, Peter W, 1951- |
| Degree committee member | Schwartzman, Ariel G |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Jacopo Dalmasson. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Physics. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gm128mr9901 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2023 by Jacopo Dalmasson
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY).
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