High Energy Physics Activities at University of Granada

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1 High Energy Physics Activities at University f Granada Antni Buen University f Granada Restricted ECFA Meeting Barcelna Saturday 29 March 2003 University f Granada

2 Experimental High Energy Physics in U. Granada New experimental grup Starting date: Octber, 2002 Physics prject apprved fr the perid Funds cming frm I+D Natinal Plan FPyGA Prject number FPA Recgnized research grup by Andalusian Reginal Gvernment Additinal funding (mbility, grants fr students) Cllabratin with Gran Sass Lab in the framewrk f CICYT-INFN Cperatin Mbility funds apprved fr 2003 High Energy Physics in Spain Santiag Santander Zaragza Barcelna Madrid Valencia Granada

3 Grup Members Tw senir researches Assciated Prfessr (A. Buen) Ramón y Cajal Researcher (S. Navas) Three Ph.D. students One F.P.U. student Tw students awaiting grants frm Andalusian Reginal Gvernment Psts t be filled One F.P.I. grant t be assigned next autumn Apprved prject fresees mney t hire additinal students r technicians

4 Relatinship with the University Full supprt frm ur Hme Institutin Available space t start a High Energy Lab Departments f Electrnics, Infrmatics and Engineering shwed interest in starting a jint venture Teaching duties Curse n Particle Physics fr last year students Clse cntact with Physics students Main surce fr grup enlargement

5 Physics Interests Our interest fcused n Neutrin Physics Excellent research perspectives: the nly sund experimental clue pinting t Physics beynd the Standard Mdel Ample experience in the field: befre jining Granada University, active participatin in NOMAD, ANTARES, ICARUS Small experimental neutrin cmmunity in Spain Jin the effrt t enhance Spanish visibility/cntributins in this field Spain cntributes t the cnstructin f the CNGS beam line We are an fficial member f the ICARUS Cllabratin N ther Spanish institutin invlved in CNGS experiments

6 Crystat (semi-mdule) 4 m ICARUS T300 Internal view 4 m 300 Tns f LAr 20 m Readut electrnics channels

7 ICARUS T600 Csmic Ray Technical Run Liquid Ar used as `target` and `detectin` medium µ Cathde Argn (87K) Real Realevents events E 500 V/cm Data taking: Summer triggers 4.5 Terabytes E Ande: 3 wire planes 3D images f the event Successful peratin f the T600 Energy measured in every pint (bubble size 3 x 3 x 0.2 mm3)

8 ICARUS Physics Prgram Liquid Ar TPC technlgy is nw mature, it is thus pssible t cnstruct very massive detectrs relevant fr Neutrin Physics Atmspheric Neutrins Supernva Neutrins Slar Neutrins p e + +π 0 Matter Stability Lng Baseline Neutrins L CERN-Gran Sass = 730 km

9 Sftware Recnstructin sftware Measurement f the mun mmentum by means f multiple scattering Relevant fr atmspheric neutrins Studies n ν µ ν τ & ν µ ν e appearance searches Hardware Additin f a mun spectrmeter t the Liquid Argn detectr Prpsal t be submitted t the SPSC Our grup respnsible fr cnstructin f spectrmeter sensitive part Drift tubes Physics Activities Three ktn detectr fully cmmissined in 2006 T600 Mdule T1200 Mdule T1200 Mdule > 75 Meters Mun Spectrmeter LNGS Hall B

10 Mun Spectrmeter Spectrmeter tp view Drift Tubes B 1.8T 6.7cm I-beam Supprting structure I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Mun Chamber Al plate I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 9 cm 1.5 m Irn 200 cm Spectrmeter made f tw mun statins 20 mun chambers in ttal Ttal weight ~ 3 Tns Ttal number f channels 3840 Magnet Crss Sectin: Expected Physics perfrmance 8.5 (w) x 9.5 (h) p/p 15% fr p>5 GeV Wrng sign cntaminatin

11 Drift Tube Cnstructin Granada University CIEMAT Expressed interest in the prject (nwadays fully cmmitted t CMS) Knw-Hw : Hw : CIEMAT grup has a lng experience in mun chamber cnstructin Infrastructure and tls already available: Cnstructin f CMS Barrel Mun Chambers well under way Precisin Table CIEMAT s Assembly Hall: General View General strategy n task sharing fr cnstructin, testing and cmmissining under discussin

12 High Energy Lab at Granada University 12 m 5 m 23 m

13 High Energy Lab at Granada University 12 m 23 m

14 High Energy Lab at Granada University 9 m