22 June 2020 to 2 July 2020
US/Central timezone

Argon Resonant Transport Interaction Experiment

Not scheduled
10m

Speaker

Dr Jingbo Wang (University of California, Davis)

Description

The Argon Resonant Transport Interaction Experiment (ARTIE) was recently performed at the Time-of-Flight neutron beam at Los Alamos National Laboratory. ARTIE makes a new measurement of the total cross-section of neutrons on natural argon between 40-70 keV. In this energy range, the ENDF evaluation predicts an anti-resonance in the Ar-40 cross-section near 57 keV. However, this is not supported by a previous measurement performed in the 90s. ARTIE measures the transmission coefficient of the neutron beam traveling through a liquid argon target. The goal is to resolve the discrepancy between the cross-sections made with the ENDF evaluation and the previous data. This measurement is crucial for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) as it determines the feasibility of the neutron-based detector calibration technique and provides a deeper understanding of signals and backgrounds for the low energy physics programs.

Mini-abstract

ARTIE makes a new measurement of the neutron total cross-section on natural argon between 40-70 keV.

Experiment/Collaboration Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

Primary author

Dr Jingbo Wang (University of California, Davis)

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