2–4 Feb 2026
CIEMAT
Europe/Madrid timezone

R&D on photon detection for liquid argon neutrino detectors at CIEMAT

2 Feb 2026, 16:50
10m
Salón de Actos "Margarita Salas" (Edificio 1, Planta Baja) (CIEMAT)

Salón de Actos "Margarita Salas" (Edificio 1, Planta Baja)

CIEMAT

Avenida Complutense, 40 28040 Madrid Spain
WG2 Liquid Detectors WG2 Liquid Detectors

Speaker

Clara Cuesta Soria (CIEMAT)

Description

Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photon detection for large cryogenic liquid detectors such as DUNE is challenging because photosensors are typically not sensitive to VUV light, while large detection areas are required in limited available space. X-ARAPUCAs are light traps that shift VUV photons to wavelengths around 400 nm and confine the light for detection by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). At CIEMAT, we have developed setups to characterize SiPMs, assemble X-ARAPUCA modules, and measure the absolute photon detection efficiency for different X-ARAPUCA configurations.

Author

Clara Cuesta Soria (CIEMAT)

Presentation materials