High Energy Neutrino Physics with NOvA
- Southern Methodist Univ. , Dallas, TX (United States)
Knowledge of the position of energy deposition in “hit” detector cells of the NOvA neutrino detector is required by algorithms for pattern reconstruction and particle identification necessary to interpret the raw data. To increase the accuracy of this process, the majority of NOvA's 350 000 far detector cell shapes, including distortions, were measured as they were constructed. Using a special laser scanning system installed at the site of the NOvA far detector in Ash River, MN, we completed algorithmic development and measured shape parameters for the far detector. The algorithm and the measurements are “published” in NOνA’s document database (doc #10389, “Cell Center Finder for the NOνA Far Detector Modules”).
- Research Organization:
- Southern Methodist Univ. , Dallas, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0009889
- OSTI ID:
- 1323468
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-SMU-SC9889; TRN: US1601901
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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