The Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) experiment consists of an accelerator complex colliding protons on a graphite target, generating mesons which decay to neutrinos and detecting these neutrinos at both a near detector and a far detector, Super-Kamiokande (SK), 295km away. SK is a water Cherenkov detector and thus Cherenkov radiation from charged particles is detected by roughly 11000 photomuliplier...
T2K (Tokai to Kamioka) is a long-baseline neutrino experiment designed to investigate neutrino oscillations. The experiment employs a neutrino beam generated by colliding a proton beam with a graphite target. This target area is enclosed within a helium vessel containing the Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) monitor. The OTR monitor plays a crucial role in measuring the profile and position...
The DEAP-3600 dark matter experiment is at the forefront of our efforts to uncover the mysteries of the universe’s dark abundance. In this presentation, we explore significant developments in energy calibration techniques used within the DEAP-3600 experiment, showcasing an innovative approach that uses high-energy gamma rays from both the background spectrum and the AmBe calibration spectrum....
Cryogenic (O(mK)) technologies are used for a variety of applications in astroparticle, nuclear, and quantum physics. The Cryogenic Underground TEst facility (CUTE) at SNOLAB, provides a low-background and vibrationally isolated environment for testing and operating these future devices. The experimental stage of CUTE can reach a base temperature of ~12mK and can hold a payload of up to 20 kg....
In this presentation, we introduce an innovative method for achieving comprehensive renormalization of observables, such as theoretical predictions for cross sections and decay rates in particle physics. Despite previous efforts to address infinities through renormalization techniques, theoretical expressions for observables still exhibit dependencies on arbitrary subtraction schemes and...
The nature of dark matter is one of the most important open questions in the Standard Model, and dark matter direct detection holds exciting promises of new physics. By operating state-of-the-art kilogram-scale detectors at milliKelvin temperatures in one of the world’s deepest laboratories, SuperCDMS SNOLAB will be sensitive to a large range of dark matter masses. From October 2023 to March...
