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Photo-induced Charge and Light Calibration for nEXO

ORAL

Abstract

The 5-ton liquid xenon TPC of the nEXO experiment will search for the elusive neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe with a half-life sensitivity goal of > 1028 years. Calibrations for the nEXO TPC will provide the capability to measure beta, gamma and alpha deposits over the full range of energies and achieve this sensitivity goal. This presentation will describe some of the calibration strategies and plans for the nEXO TPC. Including the status of R&D at UMass Amherst on novel calibration strategies of electron drift properties using a dual grid ionization chamber for ionization charge clusters and photon detection calibration.

Presenters

  • Jason Bane

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

Authors

  • Jason Bane

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Krishna S Kumar

    UMass Amherst

  • Devin Cesmecioglu

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Alexandria Nolan

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Luca Cultrera

    Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

  • Triveni Rao

    Brookhaven National Laboratory

  • Thomas Tsang

    Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA